No one likes to be bossed around and told what to do. However, you can’t help but feel like you need to intervene and say something before the situation gets bad. When someone asks, “Who wears the pants in this relationship?” you see others steal glances at you.
Maybe you’re used to things always going your way. Or you want things to be perfect. But what happens when you can’t stop breathing down the back of your partner and acting like a mother? How do you strike a balance between being taken care of while also taking care of others?
The hard truth about mothering your partner.
You care about your partner and want the relationship to thrive. First, you start doing small things for your partner. You take out the trash when it’s their turn, or do their laundry when they’re not feeling well. That’s okay to step up when your partner can’t — a relationship isn’t always 50:50.
However, there’s a difference between stepping up and overstepping in a relationship. The latter is when you break boundaries and assert control. This sounds like incessant nagging and reprimanding your partner. This looks like redoing tasks…