06/04/2026
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I say: Do not speak to your spouse in a rude and disrespectful way.
They say, ‘This is just my way; I am like this with everyone when I’m annoyed.’
I ask, ‘Are you the same with everyone in your professional and social life?’
They say, ‘Yes, exactly like this.’
I’m sorry, but you are lying. I know very well how you bow down to others and how you tolerate people outside. You take out all the stress and anger of the ‘controlled’ kindness you show to the world on your partner the moment you walk through your front door. You abuse the patience you show to strangers because you rely on the unconditional love of the person at home.
When your spouse, the victim of your careless behavior, begins to fear you and grow cold, you complain saying, ‘There’s no big deal, why are they acting like this?’
It’s obvious... You eventually start breaking from the same place you broke them, but you don’t even realize it until things completely fall apart. From the moment you mistake your partner’s resilience for ‘weakness’ and their patience for ‘obligation,’ you are dragging the relationship downhill every single day.
Havva Hicran Çelik - Family Counselor 🤝