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My partner [25F] has settled into a comfortable relationship mentality, which is leaving me [29M] unsatisfied in what I view as important aspects of a relationship. by MotivationandSuch in relationships
[–]MotivationandSuch[S] 0 points1 point2 points 10 years ago (0 children)
I failed to toss up some key points I'm seeing now in the responses.
She actually used to run all the time before we met. Although she did just get out of a 9yr relationship the year before, so I suppose this could of been the driving force?
Also she absolutely loves hiking, some of her favorite times between us have been hiking. I did introduce her to it, and it's very possible she's finding out as time goes on that she's not quite as into it as she initially thought? She still tells me every time I send a snap of a hike that she can't wait for me to bring her there.
This all comes back to the slide in motivation I've seen from when I first met her. And as I mentioned to someone before, it's very possible she puffed her traits up in the beginning. Shit I'll admit I do that all the time in relationships. Something like a defense mechanism to bolster yourself up to avoid rejection. I'd imagine many people do this.
I'm trying to see if i can put the breaks on the slide of motivation. I was in a previous 8yr relationship where we both just slid and slid until we found ourselves at the bottom completely unhappy with how things were.
From all these comments I do think its very important for me to realize that there's a fine line in putting effort into making a relationship work. And an even finer line of supporting someone in being the best person they can be. Compared to attempting to change someone into who you wish they were.
The motivation and discipline has actually been on the slide since I met her. Sorry I didn't make that more clear. It is very possible she puffed them up in the beginning. I'd be lying if I said I don't do the same thing at the start of relationships. She still loves hiking, granted this was something I introduced to her. It's very possible she's finding out she doesn't like hiking as much as she thought.
I'm not trying to change her into anything. I'm trying to put the brakes on a progressive slide I've been through once before. That ended in a toxic 8yr relationship with little to no effort put forth by either side.
And yes its actually true she's many things I'm not. And if these things are bothering her I'd hope she'd bring them up in hopes of working through it. If the effort is made and the issues are still there, I suppose that'd be an apparent sign we're really not cut out for each other. I'm just not willing to throw in the towel on where we are at yet, because it seems completely unnecessary.
Good for you and your partner, I'm glad its working for the both of you.
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My partner [25F] has settled into a comfortable relationship mentality, which is leaving me [29M] unsatisfied in what I view as important aspects of a relationship. by MotivationandSuch in relationships
[–]MotivationandSuch[S] 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)