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Originally Posted by Umus Still not sure if it was a good idea to blame him |
Are you blaming him Umus, or confronting him? Big difference. Confronting is necessary, especially if he has been behaving badly. You must establish boundaries and ground rules, tell him what you will and will not tolerate, and so on. Blaming however, only makes matters worse and will escalate the situation. So for example, blaming would be:
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You make me feel sad (
blaming him for how you feel) and cry when you do such-and-such. Why do you do this when I love you so much and have done so much for you? (
trying to make him feel guilty)"
Whereas confronting would sound something like:
"
I feel sad (
telling him how you feel) when you do such-and-such. I will no longer tolerate such-and-such behaviour from you. If you persist, this will be this consequence (
clearly defining the consequences of his behaviour)".
See the difference? What you want to do is confront, not blame. If you are confronting him, there is nothing to feel guilty about. If you are blaming, you need to change your wording and strategy.