What Do You Want From Me? Relationships are tricky, to say the least. Navigating moods, rough patches, and the general ups and downs of life (and that’s just with your children) can leave you frazzled. But what about the other relationships in your life: the spousal, co-worker, friends, and family? Attempting to get along in these situations can leave a person wondering, “What do they want from me?” T oo often, we make relationships in our lives more complicated than they need to be. We tend to “think for the other person.” Assuming we know what they want from us and feeling frustrated, because we can’t always muster the resources to give it. We assume the spouse would be happier if we lost weight, so we join the gym and the weight loss group. We think the children would be happier with more “things” so we work overtime five days a week. As for the co-workers, neighbors and friends, we often assume they need our “two-cents,” so we freely give
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