33-year-old demands girlfriend submit to workplace-style performance reviews, gets frustrated when she refuses: 'He insists this will make us stronger as a team'

When we look for advice on how to succeed in serious romantic relationships, the number one tip that comes up time and again is always along the lines of learning how to communicate effectively with one another. The received wisdom is that if you can't talk through your issues, you are never going to find a satisfactory solution to them.

The caveat to this is that this communication should happen in a way that your partner is receptive to. Otherwise, you may find yourself talking to a brick wall or dealing with protests that you are not being properly attentive to their needs. The downfall of many a couple is not that they are not willing to talk, it is that they do not want to hear the feedback. Building a relationship requires that both sides are willing to speak and to listen in a way that works for everybody.

 

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