3 Ways To Stop Losing Yourself In Relationships

Common problems, and the solutions.

A coaching client of mine once told me that he identified as a “people pleaser,” and these tendencies made their way into his relationships.

In other words, he had a pattern of molding himself to whatever he thought the woman he was dating at the time, wanted.

To his dismay, this usually led to women losing interest.

It’s confusing, isn’t it? You do everything that [you think] someone wants and it pushes them away rather than pulling them closer. Why could that be?

And moreover, why do you keep on doing it? Over and over again?

Here are 3 reasons you’re likely to sacrifice your identity (even if you don’t mean to), and how to stop yourself from doing it again.

1: You start to prioritize the relationship over YOUR interests and passions.

I’ll be the first to say that I believe your partner should be one of your highest priorities in life. If you hope to build a future alongside someone, they’re going to be an enormous (perhaps the biggest) influence on what that looks like.

The love and devotion you have for this person can easily be overwhelming at…