Sep 18, 2016
Nurturing yourself while you're in a relationship decreases the
impact breaking up has if and when it happens. The more you keep
the connection with yourself and don't lose a part of you in the
relationship, the healthier you stay. You lose your identity in a
relationship when you don't nurture yourself.
When family doesn't honor you and see your worth, sometimes you
just have to distance yourself from them so that you reconnect with
the brilliant, worthy you. Not everyone is capable of seeing what
you are, so it's important to continue nurturing and supporting
yourself as if you were your own child or best friend.
When your partner has a friend who is also an ex, how do you feel
about that? Do they talk all the time? Do they have to communicate
because of shared custody of children? Do they communicate more
than you'd like? It's important to understand where your line is
and when your partner is crossing it, otherwise, their ex becomes a
part of your relationship, which can be damaging if you're not all
good friends to begin with.