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Relationship stress
Lose the stress and find love.
When you are stressed you can become less-than-careful with the person you love.
You concentrate on your own situation and forget how it affects your partner.
Soon you have a vast gulf in understanding, and ultimately this could lead to the
breakdown of the relationship.
The Stress Management Society’s relationship experts have seen stress cause
divorce. Their advice is to make your relationship a priority. And, they say, it helps if
you pay attention to the difference between the sexes…
Advice for women
Men primarily want to be king of their castle, to be loved unconditionally and to make their woman happy. Relationship ‘killers’ will cause your man to become stressed, frustrated or even aggressive and he will often withdraw. This destroys
any chance of true intimacy.
Five ways women kill a relationship without realising it…
1. By criticising him.
2. By threatening or actually withdrawing love.
3. By not acknowledging or appreciating him.
4. By taking control.
5. By challenging him.
Advice for men
Women may seem like complex emotional beings; Yet they are often just looking for their core needs to be met. These are to feel safe, secure and cherished. Little girls dream of being the princess rescued by her knight in shining armour who whisks her away to his castle. Meet those needs, and you’ll experience the relationship of your dreams.
Five ways men kill a relationship without realising it…
1. By being indecisive or uncertain.
2. By forgetting to compliment her.
3. By not focusing on her or the relationship.
4. By asking for help or letting her take control.
5. By any form of agression.