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Scenario

When your partner presents your relationship differently in different contexts

My partner of six years still introduces me as his girlfriend at work events while calling me his life partner to friends, and I do not know if I am reading too much into this.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between private intimacy and public acknowledgment reveals competing versions of the same relationship.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian Partnership Ethics — Duty and Love?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.