My partner and I went through something where they weren't completely honest with me about a friendship that was crossing lines, and now we're both trying to rebuild but I keep catching myself checking their phone and they keep getting defensive about normal things and we're stuck in this terrible dance of suspicion.
More people experience this than they realize.
The aftermath of broken trust creates a cycle where monitoring breeds defensiveness and defensiveness breeds more monitoring.
“Where Are You with Trust and Fidelity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.