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Originally Posted by Webgoji
Well, it sounds like an "emotional affair" is one thing that they are doing. Also, abuse is a deal-breaker. But back to your question ...
From my own experience, I don't open up because if I do my feelings will be invalidated. As in I end up having to apologize for my feelings rather than having the other party respond with something like, "I'm sorry you feel that way. What can we do to address those feelings?" So maybe you could look at how you react when someone does try to open up and attempt to address the situation without invalidating or judging to other person?
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The problem is from my own experience, my husband doesn't seem to want to open up to me period about any feelings. He went through a period of depression, and the only way I knew that he was depressed was that he was very mopey. I am bi-polar so I know what it is like to feel depressed. Still, thanks for the insight, it does give me something to think about.