How to Solve a Relationship Problem

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How to Solve a Relationship Problem

How to Solve a Relationship Problem

There’s a lot of relationship advice on this blog, and there are a number of forums, blogs and websites out there that aim to give you answers about your most pressing relationship questions, life questions and aim to solve your relationship problems.

When a woman is stuck, doesn’t know what to do (none of us are really taught how to relate to others), if she has no quality advice or guidance from the people in her life, the internet is often a logical and quick solution. But here’s the truth: no knowledge or information out there is going to be the actual catalyst to better your situation. You are. It’s all fine to say you ‘know’ something – but knowing it intellectually is absolutely useless. Knowing it is doing it. Resources are fantastic – we all want them – but different people use them differently – or not at all.

In the dating and relationships arena, where everyone has an opinion, where there are a number of discussions going on,  and advices offered – you absolutely must know the following absolute truth:

There are very few absolute truths in relationships. There are very few absolute truths in life.

Whatever advice you read, always question it. Apart from my advice, of course (Just kidding). And by question I don’t mean treat it with suspicion (although this has its place sometimes, too) – I mean, always build your own mental puzzles. Always reflect. For example, if a source says you should never sleep with a man before the third date or on the first date (many sources do), and that this is a huge mistake – but you’ve done it, and things aren’t going so well in your new relationship at the moment, it’s easy to attribute it to the fact that you slept with him too early. It’s easy to just start going nuts and to drown yourself in regret, but the truth is – it’s very possible that that is not actually the reason things aren’t working out so well.

Don’t let external sources derail your focus. No-one knows your relationship as well as you do. No one knows you situation as well as you do. Build your own mental puzzles and come to your own solutions with the help of books, courses, other people, life experience and whatever else you want.

Another example: say a source says that you shouldn’t ask a man where your relationship is going – and you have; what do you do then? Drown yourself in regret and worry? No no no…..no. Even if it feels like that in itself caused problems. Even if this advice is sound. Even if it might be true; doesn’t mean it’s true in your situation, and doesn’t mean you have to fall on your knees and think there’s no hope for you. Moreover, even if everyone is telling you you shouldn’t have done this or shouldn’t have done that – doesn’t mean it has to be true for you.

It’s like women saying all men cheat. Well, what about John Wooden? Who stayed with his one woman Nellie for 59 years, and vowed to keep his devotion to her – (even after her death),  and wrote a love letter to her each month on the anniversary of her death, and placed it under her pillow?

Well, that throws that statement out the door, doesn’t it?!

Again, there are very few absolute truths in life.

So…..exactly what do you do when you encounter a relationship problem?

Here is what you need to do: ask better questions. The answers are not in the answers, they’re in the questions.

Example? Sure. When your man is not being attentive, and doesn’t seem to give you the attention you’re wanting, instead of asking why the hell he is not in tune with you and doesn’t care about you; instead of asking what’s wrong because you’re so pretty and nice and why would he treat you like this, and instead of throwing in the towel or acting pitiful (hey, we’ve all done it) – ask yourself: what would be a better way to get his attention in a way that serves both myself and him? Better still, seek some understanding of what life is like in his shoes.

When things go wrong, when you feel like you’ve made a mistake, and especially when and if you start mulling over every action you’ve taken with a man, and wondering where you went wrong – just stop. Pick yourself up and keep moving forward. Keep asking better questions.

Apart from that, keep your faith and hope. Relationships can be so taxing, confusing, complicated, painful and tiring. Yet, hope is everywhere, if you will just see it. And finally, read this blog – because readers of this blog are hot ;)

On that note, I wanted to ask you a question: can you think of any absolute truths? What do you consider to be an absolute truths when dealing with men or in life? Something that you cannot argue with?

-XxX-

Renee The Founder of The Feminine Woman

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  1. Very good article. Thanks!

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  2. sandra

    I recently saw a testimony about a spell caster of some sort in a blog I visit for relationship and marriage counseling problems and I just thought after ripped off the previous year of almost about $580, I should try it*maybe out of desperation of some sort*..and I contacted them..Atfirst everything felt dreamy and unbelievable,their consultations and solution was a little bit easy and strange and I was scared a little cos I heard read and heard lots of stories of fake spell casters and scammers ripping people off their money..I played along with a little hope and and faith and I was sent some few stuffs after everything and it worked like a miracle,everything went to a while new direction,it was and is amazing…I guess it was all good faith that made me read That particular post that faithful day..I hope they could help other people too like they did me…I did a little and I got everything I wanted and wished for*my husband,my family and my life back*their address is;odonshiraad@gmail.com

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  3. Betty

    Hello,

    I don’t know if I’m just a lost puppy but everything you say just seems so right to me. But I do believe that being open-minded is a absolutely truth to every relationship, even just friendship. I know it is so easy to blame on the other person for the problems but we really need to see ourselves in their shoes (which is like what thefinminewoman said).

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  4. D

    Hey

    First, I want to thank Renee for her helpful and insigthful posts. Thank you!

    I guess I’d really appreciate some insight on how to tell what a man needs from you emotionally. For example, if a man is going through a hard or stressful time, how can you tell whether he needs you around to comfort him, or whether he needs to be alone? That is, when you ask him and get a noncommittal response? (Along the lines of, “if you want to be around that’s fine, but if you’re busy, that’s fine”?) As it stands, I’m just taking him at face value and acting in the way that suits me, but how do I know how it’s affecting him? Or am I overanalysing and should just continue to take him at face value?
    The other thing that I’m wondering about is how to prevent my emotional need for him to be okay from interfering with what is naturally happening inside of him (I hope that makes sense). That is, I don’t want him to feel like he “has to” be okay “for me”, but at the same time, I want to show him that I care. With girlfriends, I just say “are you okay, do you want me to come over, do you want to talk about it”,or else try to cheer them up with jokes etc, but with him that seems to almost shut him down. Not in a negative way- just in a way like he doesn’t want to “be sad”. but maybe that means it’s making him feel better? Overanalyzing? Thoughts, anyone?

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  5. Melinda

    Give him time to think about what he wants?!? Has he taken into consideration what you want or what is best for the child? From the limited information you’ve posted about the situation, he sounds very self-centered. People like that take more from relationships than they put into them. I do not believe that catering to a selfish person’s desires is good for anyone. Basically, what I’m saying is that I think your decision here should be about what is best for you and the baby, and should not be hinged on what he wants for himself. I think a relationship needs mutual respect and love in order to have a shot at surviving in a healthy, fulfilling way. My impression is that there is a “power imbalance” here; he values himself more than you/the relationship, and you value him/the relationship more than yourself, but you should value yourself just as much. You’re equally important. And I think that a woman who stands up for herself and her values, whatever they are, sets a great example for her children as well. Best wishes~

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  6. Justine

    Hey Gal’s I need some advise on what have need to do,
    ok have being in a 2 year realtionship and have a 4 month old baby,
    I have being having problems for a somtime first i realise that he not showing interest like he should more time spent with his friend and then recently found out he being going out with this girl, he now know that i have found out i want to move out but he say that i must give him time to think obout what he want”What do i do must i stay and for baby sake and hear what he has decieded? Please some one help me.

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  7. Lea

    Okay, I am not so smart as everyone here seems to be because I ask, what kind of different questions. I am clueless when it comes to this.

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  8. Amara

    One absolute truth that I am absolutely certain about is that my pit bull loves me!!

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  9. David

    Absolute truth…You have to give to yourself before you can truly give to others…

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    Lisa Reply:

    …the ONLY absolute truth I have found during the last year of working on my marriage is…excepting the things I cannot change and changing the things I can…which The ONLY thing we can change is ourselves! Thanks so very much for your help over the last year Renae and David! Much love and blessings to u both!!!

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    Renee Reply:

    You are so lovely Lisa! Thank You for reaching out to us :)
    Blessings to you!
    xoxo

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  10. oli

    An absolute truth is that humans that is both women and men need companionship and love. There are different forms and expressions of these and different ways people seek to find these.

    I feel that the need for companionship and love is absolute truth.
    In fact that need whether expressed openly or repressed has been both the source of great joy to man and the source of his greatest misery throughout history.

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  11. Sue

    An absolute truth: we are 100% responsible for how we choose to respond to what happens to us.

    And one more: all of the relationships we have with others are by choice not obligation or requirement. When we forget that – we hurt the relationship.

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  12. This may sound old-fashioned, but, charity DOES begin at home. If you do your very best for your personal relationship and for your loved ones, then the world would be a better place.

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  13. zigma pluto

    Great article Renee…reading all the above comments made me feel like there are many women out there in my shoes…I am not the only one beating myself up all the time and actually not doing anything positive about my situation….it happens when a person is too much in her head, she rationalizes, understands intellectually but not from her heart. One solution to this could be to open up our hearts more…cry more, feel more, and maybe later on love more, laugh more, since pain and joy enters through the same door in our hearts. Blocking one blocks the other. so we turn into zombies, not actually feeling emotions, but reading about emotions, talking about emotions, writing about emotions…kind of a defense mechanism to avoid the actual thing. Did I make sense?

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  14. Lisa

    That was the best advice I have ever received. It is so easy for us to overanalyze the past and get confused by what others say…and I have learned that most of the time, things are never as they seem. And other people’s opinions, while worth listening to, are not necessarily applicable in every situation. We all get into habits of reacting to situations based on our past hurts and experiences. Learning to let go of the past, tryinging to stop manipulating the outcome, just keeping the faith, believing in ourselves and learning to appreciate all the good in everything and everyone around us, are skills that need to be learned and practiced. Once I started doing that and following your blog, my life has changed so dramatically, its scary!!! (In a good way!!)

    Thank you Renee for all your advice and your blog is a blessing! Keep up the good work and building women’s self-esteem, relationship confidence and happiness!!

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    Renee Reply:

    Thank You dear Lisa – your words have touched me and it’s my pleasure to contribute positively. ;)

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  15. Manda

    Fantastic article! I get so overwhelmed sometimes by reading all the relationship advice out there, and often times one source will completely contradict another, which makes it even more confusing! I’ve found that following my gut instinct is always reliable.

    <3

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  16. JP

    Yeah, you hear or read advice of what you shouldn’t do and then think CRAP! I’ve already done that! I’ve already messed up! But if the source is a good one, it should give advice as to where to go from there. Also, generalizing people or men into a one size fits all type of thinking is just stupid. One of the last guys I dated was very different than any of the others. What might work with most guys, didn’t with him. I think your advice of asking better questions is good advice in any situation…romantic or otherwise. I think sometimes we don’t do that because maybe we are afraid of the answers…the truth. So instead we run around looking for someone to tell us it will be all right, instead of taking an honest look at the situation. Because the truth might mean we have to work on or change something or ourselves.

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  17. Lauren

    I agree that women shouldn’t bash a man for not paying attention to her. Say for instance, he has been putting in extra hours at work. He does those things to provide a brighter future for the two of you together. So, when a woman complains that he doesn’t appreciate her, it confuses him. He is showing love, but she doesn’t see it.

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    Renee Reply:

    This is brilliant, lovely Lauren! Thank You :)

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  18. Katie

    One absolute truth is to never belittle someone. There is always a way to say something that is respectful of someone’s dignity.

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  19. Eve

    Great advice, especially in trying to keep calm when you hit an emotional bump & especially when there is so much contradictory advice from ‘experts’ all over the net.

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  20. Ariana

    Hi Renee,

    Great article, exactly what was going through my mind as I have stopped reading some of the self help nonsense that is available… Like ‘signs that he is cheating on you’ which certainly doesn’t take into consideration that men behave differently when they are having financial problems or going through a rough patch in their career and are unsure about the future.

    We need to stop trying to put everyone in little boxes and then treating them as if we know everything about them. Just as we are complex being so are others.

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    Renee Reply:

    Ariana: your thinking is spot-on and wise. Thank You very much for sharing!

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  21. Catherine

    And I agree with Emily and Jodi. Thank you Renee!!!

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  22. Jodi

    Renee,
    I find your blog incredibly liberating. I spend oodles of time berating myself with should haves and what ifs. I am an over thinker and live in my head. But your writing is absolute truth not because others can not dispute it but rather because, you give the power back to your readers. You have a knack for demystifying relationships. This is a gift. There is no greater truth than becoming your whole self. Your ideas enable me to do that. Thank you!! I agree with Emily…I needed this.

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    Renee Reply:

    Hey Jodi! Yes, I like to give the power back to my readers….there’s only so much of ‘external’ answers we can look for…and as always, you’re most welcome. :)

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  23. Emily

    Thanks for this…just what I needed to read today. Great article.

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  24. Sara

    One absolute truth is that men do not ever like snarly, fingersnapping women.

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  25. Carol

    Dear Renee,thank you for making my existence worthier day by day with your sensibility and perceptiveness! Your words touched my troubled heart like a calming rain, as ever. With your help, I’m achieving self-awareness at levels I’ve never even dreamed of. Keep up the wonderful work!

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    Renee Reply:

    Oh Thank You Carol! You are welcome, and it’s my pleasure to contribute to your self-awareness. Thank You for reading! -XxX-

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