{"id":617259,"date":"2009-12-31T02:35:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2009\/12\/31\/how-to-deal-with-an-overly-critical-partner\/"},"modified":"2009-12-31T02:35:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T07:35:00","slug":"how-to-deal-with-an-overly-critical-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/617259","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal With An Overly Critical Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAre you involved with a partner who is always second-guessing you or making you feel like you’re never good enough? <\/span>Dr. Nina W. Brown<\/a>, author of <\/span>Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People<\/span>, explains how overly critical partners can poison a relationship and offers some tips on how to deal with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: What kind of impact does a critical personality have on their partner and on the relationship?<\/p>\n

<\/span>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.
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\n<\/span>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.<\/p>\n

Tips for dealing with a critical partner, after the jump…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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