My partner and I are both trying to build healthier boundaries with our families but we keep undermining each other — when I'm holding firm with my mom, he feels bad and tries to smooth things over, and when he's setting limits with his dad, I get anxious about the conflict and push him to compromise.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people attempting individual growth discover their different conflict styles and healing paces create interference in what should be mutual support.
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