Many couples go through crises because one partner has behaved badly towards the other. Whether through inappropriate words, ill-intentioned actions or inflicted psychological suffering, your relationship can be weakened when conflicts are repeated and your partner doesn’t change his or her attitude.

This situation is unbearable, and you need to act quickly to regain harmony and serenity.

In this article, you’ll find out how to combat lack of respect in a relationship and the reasons why your partner may treat you in this way. In this way, you’ll be able to rediscover happiness and peace of mind in your life together.

WHY DOES HE/SHE DISRESPECT YOU?
Lack of respect in a relationship often stems from a desire to gain total control over your partner, which is harmful to the relationship. In fact, by constantly belittling the person who shares his/her daily life, a feeling of superiority is automatically created. The result is psychological pressure that can damage the partner’s self-confidence.

It’s a way for some people to feel like the most important person in the relationship. The fact that your man or woman doesn’t respect you as he or she should is also a way for him or her to impose his or her ideas more easily. He/she won’t feel obliged to communicate with you, and if unfortunately you’re too “fragile” to react, he/she’ll get his/her way.

This may be hard to swallow, but you may also have a slight share of responsibility for the situation you’re in today. By no means am I saying that you deserve to go through what your other half inflicts on you on a daily basis. But you need to ask yourself the right questions about how your partner’s behavior towards you came about. Have you been able to set limits to the lack of respect in your relationship? Did you react as soon as the behavior started? When did it start?

These are all very important questions, because if you want to solve the problem, you have to get to the root of it. I’ll never stop saying that it’s just as important to be firm with your partner as with anyone else. Lack of respect in a relationship is one of them, and from the very first arguments you must always make your partner respect you and never let him/her belittle you, threaten you or insult you, because the consequence is often terrible, since it will damage your self-confidence.

To make matters worse, it’s often during this period that emotional dependence comes to the fore! If you refuse to stand up to your partner, when he/she speaks unacceptably to you, for fear of losing him/her, then you need to work on a crucial point that goes beyond the relationship: your self-confidence. Despite the feelings you may have for him/her, letting him/her walk all over you is intolerable, and you must waste no time in dealing with the situation.

FIGHTING LACK OF RESPECT IN A RELATIONSHIP
I’m often confronted with people going through this type of situation, and I’ve come to realize just how difficult it can be to bear, especially when you’re planning a future together and your feelings are stronger than anything else. That’s why I want to help you take the first step towards regaining the happiness and respect you so richly deserve!

The first step is to stop kidding yourself and face the situation with grit and determination. Many people don’t see any point in changing this behavior, thinking that time will allow their partner to evolve and stop acting this way. But if you let the lack of respect in your relationship continue without reacting, it will be much harder to make him/her understand that his/her words and behavior are affecting you and jeopardizing your relationship.

How can you stop taking this constant criticism and face up to your partner?

Start by setting limits! Don’t let them get to you without responding. To make your partner understand that he/she needs to change, you need to take strong action that will force him/her to reflect on his/her behavior. It goes without saying that putting some distance between you and your partner will enable him/her to react and understand that the limits have been exceeded. On a more personal level, you need to work on your self-confidence. Every morning, repeat self-motivating phrases, exercise to get rid of your anger and achieve goals that will enable you to believe in yourself and your ability to react.