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(1) get a life and stop focusing so much on your partner; (2) appreciate what your partner has to offer, not what he doesn’t; and (3) notice his growth, which will usually come in parallel to yours.

If someone is being passive-aggressive in their communication and not bringing something to you directly, there’s nothing for you to fix.

What if you stopped giving so much to relationships that take too much from you?
What if you stopped trying so hard to prove yourself to people whom you don’t even really like? What if you broke the cycle of trying to make unavailable people available?
What’s the worst-case scenario in the event that someone doesn’t like you, and how can you survive the discomfort?

Our best response to rejection and failure is not to become trapped in defensive behaviors. Instead, we should strive for higher levels of achievement and move forward rather than returning to the past.

You are a genius Yalom!

Similar to Anna Karenina with different fate, actually!