This article was co-authored by Connell Barrett and by How.com.vn staff writer, Hunter Rising. Connell Barrett is a Relationship Expert and the Founder and Executive Coach of Dating Transformation in New York City. Connell has over five years of experience as an international coach who helps men connect with women by unlocking their best, true, most confident selves. He is the author of the Amazon bestseller “Dating Sucks but You Don’t,” and has appeared on Good Morning America, the "Today" show, Access Hollywood, and in Best Life, Cosmopolitan, and The Oprah Magazine. In 2019 he was named Datezie.com's “New York City’s Best Male Dating Coach."
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If you feel like you’re doing the most work in your relationship, it can start to feel a little one-sided when your partner doesn’t reciprocate. Being in a one-sided relationship can take its toll, but the good news is that you can work with your partner to make a more equal relationship. Keep reading to learn the signs and causes of a one-sided relationship and what you can do to improve your connection with your partner.
Steps
Expert Q&A
- QuestionHow can you console your partner when they are upset?Connell BarrettConnell Barrett is a Relationship Expert and the Founder and Executive Coach of Dating Transformation in New York City. Connell has over five years of experience as an international coach who helps men connect with women by unlocking their best, true, most confident selves. He is the author of the Amazon bestseller “Dating Sucks but You Don’t,” and has appeared on Good Morning America, the "Today" show, Access Hollywood, and in Best Life, Cosmopolitan, and The Oprah Magazine. In 2019 he was named Datezie.com's “New York City’s Best Male Dating Coach."
Dating CoachWhen your partner is upset, you should show empathy towards them. Give them a chance to unburden their feelings and listen to what they have to say. - QuestionHow can you show your ex that you are not interested?Connell BarrettConnell Barrett is a Relationship Expert and the Founder and Executive Coach of Dating Transformation in New York City. Connell has over five years of experience as an international coach who helps men connect with women by unlocking their best, true, most confident selves. He is the author of the Amazon bestseller “Dating Sucks but You Don’t,” and has appeared on Good Morning America, the "Today" show, Access Hollywood, and in Best Life, Cosmopolitan, and The Oprah Magazine. In 2019 he was named Datezie.com's “New York City’s Best Male Dating Coach."
Dating CoachYou can show them that you are not interested without being brutally honest about it. If they ask you to spend time together, say that you are busy or the time is not suitable. Decline their offers politely.
References
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/couples-thrive/202101/7-signs-being-in-one-sided-relationship
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-sex-wanting-intimacy/201912/20-signs-relationship-has-become-one-sided
- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/one-sided-relationships/
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-sex-wanting-intimacy/201912/20-signs-relationship-has-become-one-sided
- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/one-sided-relationships/
- ↑ https://psychcentral.com/lib/symptoms-signs-of-codependency
- ↑ https://psychcentral.com/lib/symptoms-signs-of-codependency
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/couples-thrive/202101/7-signs-being-in-one-sided-relationship
- ↑ https://psychcentral.com/lib/tips-on-setting-boundaries-in-enmeshed-relationships#signs-youre-in-one
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-sex-wanting-intimacy/201912/20-signs-relationship-has-become-one-sided
- ↑ https://www.mhanational.org/co-dependency
- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/one-sided-relationships/
- ↑ https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/feeling-unsatisfied-your-relationship/i-feel-my-relationship-one-sided
- ↑ https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/feeling-unsatisfied-your-relationship/i-feel-my-relationship-one-sided
- ↑ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/when_are_you_sacrificing_too_much_in_your_relationship
- ↑ https://psychcentral.com/health/tips-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser#tips
- ↑ Connell Barrett. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 24 September 2019.
- ↑ https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/feeling-unsatisfied-your-relationship/i-feel-my-relationship-one-sided
- ↑ Connell Barrett. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 24 September 2019.
- ↑ https://www.mhanational.org/co-dependency
- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/one-sided-relationships/
- ↑ https://psychcentral.com/lib/tips-on-setting-boundaries-in-enmeshed-relationships#signs-youre-in-one
- ↑ Connell Barrett. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 24 September 2019.
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