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When partnership power dynamics shift without acknowledgment

My business partner handles our finances and I handle operations and lately I've been noticing decisions being made about money that affect my work but I'm not part of those conversations. We agreed to be equals but the dynamic is shifting and I don't know how to bring it up without sounding paranoid or controlling.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who committed to equality are experiencing a gradual change in influence that neither has named, leaving one person questioning their own perceptions.

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