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Are you involved with a partner who is always second-guessing you or making you feel like you’re never good enough? Dr. Nina W. Brown, author of Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People, explains how overly critical partners can poison a relationship and offers some tips on how to deal with it.
Q: What kind of impact does a critical personality have on their partner and on the relationship?
A: Overly critical partners do not perceive themselves as overly critical, or even sometimes as being critical. They are seeking perfection, and unconsciously assume that others also have a desire and need to be perfect. They can be convinced on a deep level that their way is the only “right” way, and that others should recognize this and comply.
Relationships can suffer when one partner is overly critical as the other partner can never be or act in a way that eliminates most of the criticism. And all criticism can never be eliminated because perfection is never achieved.
Tips for dealing with a critical partner, after the jump…
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