You Cannot Drag Your Partner Into Consistency

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There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with being the more consistent partner. It is not resentment, exactly. It is more like a low-grade pressure you carry into every workout, every healthy meal, every decision to show up when it would be easier not to. You want your partner to be as invested as you are, and when they are not, it can feel like all the effort rests on your shoulders.

Here is what the research actually says about that feeling, and why the way you have been thinking about it may be making it harder than it needs to be.

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