it is normal for anyone to give their 100% in a relationship, to shower their significant other with all their love, attention, and support. if you feel like your relationship is one-sided or your marriage is one-sided, listed down below are15 major signs of how to tell if a relationship is one-sided. through thick and thin, you always make sure that you are there for your partner to provide them with the love, care, and support that they might need. …

she has offered to be monogamous with me, or to find a way for us to separate as painlessly as possible. i am a fortysomething man in a long-term relationship – nearly 20 years – and have two children. these were clandestine, but more recently she has stopped hiding, called our relationship “open”, and currently has a lover who i do know about. we get on, communicate well (other than the no-go zone of her other love life), rarely argue, …

my wife and i opened our relationship just for her and to females only, so she could explore her bisexual side. i love my wife very much and want to support her in this. you seem to have assumed — or figured — that your wife would be seeking sex elsewhere, sex and only sex, but your wife “caught feelings” and now she has a girlfriend. i tell her it is more normal for men to want it more, and …

they could physically be in the room sitting right next to you, but you can still feel alone because you’re not being emotionally seen and taken care of. “if you do try to bring up the disproportionate effort contributed to the relationship, they may minimize or downplay it as if your experience is exaggerated or false.” to reduce stress in the relationship, you may find yourself apologizing more just to end the arguments—even if you did nothing wrong. it’s better …

marriage typically tends to produce more anger than other relationships. while being vulnerable and unguarded allows for greater intimacy, it also opens the door to more anger and frustration. although every married couple will experience anger toward one another, it should still be kept in check. add disappointment, unmet expectations, and other common marriage stressors to the mix, and you have a simmering powder keg. if anger is a repetitive issue in your marriage, there are some steps you can …