How do I say I’m not ready to live together?
Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma
Release Date: 04/25/2025
Doing what brings me joy makes my partner uncomfortable
Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma
Episode Title: Doing what brings me joy makes my partner uncomfortable Description: What do you do when your partner doesn't approve of something you love? How do you stay true to yourself—and your art—without feeling like you're betraying the relationship? In this episode of Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma, Angela Amias responds to a listener whose husband struggles with her lifelong passion for burlesque dancing. Although he insists he supports her, his visible discomfort leaves her feeling like she's doing something wrong by pursuing what she loves. Angela...
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How do I say I’m not ready to live together?
Ask Angela: Relationship Advice for Love After Trauma
Rob asks: “How do I deal with my own trauma when my partner also has conflicting trauma? My girlfriend of almost a year wants to move in as she believes that it will deepen our relationship. My last partner died unexpectedly and I have just started to enjoy my life as a single person. How do I explain that I don't want to move in without upsetting her expectations? How do I positively explain trauma to someone else when I don't really want to talk about it?”
info_outlineRob asks: “How do I deal with my own trauma when my partner also has conflicting trauma? My girlfriend of almost a year wants to move in as she believes that it will deepen our relationship. My last partner died unexpectedly and I have just started to enjoy my life as a single person. How do I explain that I don't want to move in without upsetting her expectations? How do I positively explain trauma to someone else when I don't really want to talk about it?”
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