10 warning signs that your relationship is approaching critical failure
Part 3 of 10: Low Trust
This 10 part series is all about the most critical warning signs that can spell trouble for your marriage or long-term relationship (LTR).
Once you understand these factors, you’ll get a clearer picture of how healthy your LTR or marriage may be at the moment, and your risk of separation or divorce.
First things first, here’s a way to organize these signs in your head.
We’ll call 8 of these signs “internal factors” and the last 2 “external factors.”
What do I mean by this?
This third sign is an internal warning sign.
Warning Sign 3: Low Trust
This appears when your trust in your partner is very low or completely gone, or vice versa.
This can be trust about emotional and sexual fidelity but also other kinds like trust with parenting, financial management, health, and overall decision making.
How to Course Correct
If trust has been broken before acknowledge this out loud, offer genuine apologies, and make deliberate efforts to restore it.
Be humble and empathetic if you’ve caused emotional damage.
Don’t be afraid to ask for these things for yourself if your partner broke your trust.
Work together to agree on what actions can help rebuild trust. Don’t expect one action or one apology to fix things overnight.
Trust is earned over time with a commitment to rebuilding it and consistent actions.
Stay tuned for Part 4!
well written!