| Resentment can be the death of a marriage. When | | | | relationship. If you took exception to something your |
| one partner starts to resent the other and that goes | | | | spouse did years ago and their behavior has changed |
| unaddressed it festers and grows within them. What | | | | dramatically since, you have to recognize that. You |
| may have started out as a conflict that was never | | | | need to weigh the good against the bad and if the |
| fully resolved or a flippant rude comment can take on | | | | good wins out, take comfort in that. If you can see that |
| a life of its own until it undermines the foundation of the | | | | your partner has made some changes for the better |
| relationship. If you feel an unending sense of | | | | since you started resenting them, focus more on that. |
| resentment towards your partner, you need to face it | | | | Sometimes letting go of the negative feelings for the |
| and find a way to rid yourself of it. Unless you do you | | | | more positive ones helps immensely. |
| can expect to live a life that is unfulfilled and | | | | Ask them to apologize. When we're married for any |
| emotionally lonely. | | | | length of time we may believe that our spouse should |
| There are 3 ways to get rid of resentment in your | | | | have the capacity to read our minds. They can't. One |
| marriage: | | | | way to get rid of resentment in marriage is to ask |
| Acknowledge the source of the resentment. When | | | | your spouse to apologize to you. They may not even |
| you carry resentment for any period of time you may | | | | realize that they upset or hurt you. They may also not |
| actually forget where it comes from. Think back to | | | | have the capacity to comprehend that their current |
| what brought on the feelings. You have to be able to | | | | behavior is causing the resentment. Speak to them |
| identify the source of those feelings. Maybe it was just | | | | calmly about what you need from them in order to let |
| one incident between you and your spouse or perhaps | | | | those difficult feelings go. For a chance at a happier, |
| it stems more from an ongoing feeling of being | | | | more satisfying marriage, your partner will likely jump at |
| emotionally neglected by them. Once you figure out | | | | the chance to do what they can. |
| where it came from, you can then start to work on | | | | You can learn to let go of the resentment in your |
| moving past it. | | | | marriage if it's truly what you want. If you love your |
| Recognize your partner's treatment of you today. | | | | spouse put in the effort it will result in a happier and |
| Sometimes when we resent another person we allow | | | | more satisfying relationship for both of you. |
| that to overshadow everything that is good in the | | | | |