ࡱ> >@= @ bjbjqq "0 (((< 8 $ $<7(8^$)R{(((,,,(((,,,((, Xl# ,z<07,=j=,<<((((,=(><,<< (<< THIRD PARTYING AND/OR GOSSIPING ABOUT YOUR PARTNER It is so easy to slip into the right/wrong game, a version of lets be adversaries and hurt each other. My partner did this or my partner did that and Im right and he/she is wrong and bad and Im being victimized by it! Seems ridiculous and childish, doesnt it? But youre probably doing it. Oh, no, Im just sharing my emotions and I need an outlet and this is the way to do it, with friends I can trust. Thats what is known as a justification and its also based on a childish false belief! Third Partying is talking about a third party with another person, in lieu of talking to the third party directly to address what needs to be addressed. It is the chicken way out of confronting something directly and a childish way of making oneself right. It is a form of gossip. A mature, aware adult is committed to never gossiping, for it is harmful; it is not justified by its healthy to let off steam or to talk about whats on your mind; those are all irrational reasons based on false beliefs. The rule for life to work better is: Never, never, never, never, never, never gossip! (Or Third Party someone!) The partner will often hear about it. Oh, she just thinks youre trying to fix her by doing relationship counseling! The result: she gets to keep her resentment, make him (and the process) wrong, and resist the counseling process, with probable divorce as a result. Divorce is a pile up of resentments, period, a childish collection of fear/victim weapons. It is better to remove each resentment brick in the wall by discussing and dissolving it, though it is better to learn not to resent in the first place. To have a marriage work: You must always, always, always, always address and remove the resentment bricks in the wall.She says I dont trust him (and shes gathered the evidence to prove it). Again, this is maligning his character and setting it up to hurt his reputation because others will believe he is untrustworthy. He says Shes just so bitchy, complaining all the time.. Talking it out is the only solution; consider using the very positive Behavior Change Request process. See a counselor if needed. She says, Oh, hes such a slug around the house, so irresponsible. Negativism thrives on ambiguity and generality. Besides not complaining to her friends, she needs to address the specific behaviors she wants, for doing otherwise is just a continuation of the make wrong process, getting no results other than resentment and separateness. Or the classic He/she has just changed so much and I havent. This usually is a comment on being less romantic, only using romance to get me, bad behavior, etc. and etc. It is solely an unproductive make-wrong. The mature adult would address the individual issues and negotiate a happy compromise. WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE TO DO? Check all that are true for you: ___ Continue to third party and gossip. ___ The harm created is worth it for me. ___ I dont care what harm I do to the other person. ___ I dont care about addressing the problem. It is so satisfying to talk about how Im being unfairly treated and/or how wrong he/she is. ___ Totally stop all third partying and gossiping about my partner. ___ I recognize that is the healthy thing to do and that it will not place me in a victim mode. ___ Commit to addressing and resolving directly all issues/needs I have with my partner.  See  HYPERLINK "http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com" www.thelifemanagementalliance.com, Relationships, Criticism/Blame/Victim section, especially the Grounding Module Pieces, among them  HYPERLINK "http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com/Relationship/Communication/BlameNo.doc" \t "_self" NO-BLAME COMMUNICATION AND THE NO BLAME RELATIONSHIP - Knowing how to communicate cleanly in this manner makes the relationship much easier and better. (6 pages)  HYPERLINK "http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com/Relationship/Communication/Criticism.doc" \t "_self" CRITICISM, BLAME, AND RESENTMENT - Change from this killer of relationships and of love and your life will transform.  In most cases, the evidence is spurious and just gathered to justify the conclusion, but gladly rolled out to prove the case. An example, is a wife who said oh, Ive just ended up with a third husband who is untrustworthy. To which a friend, probably unheard in her mind, said: If a person runs into one ass----, it could be the other person. But if the person runs into three, it is about the person and not about them. Followed by a general statement this is victim talk.  See under  HYPERLINK "http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com" www.thelifemanagementalliance.com, Relationships, Conflict Management,  HYPERLINK "http://www.thelifemanagementalliance.com/Relationship/Communication/BehChngReqForm.doc" \t "_self" Behavior Change Request Form, Long Form - Get in touch with what is going on for you, share it with your partner, settle on solutions that will work for both of you. Very effective.  See the preceding footnote.  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