What To Do If Your Partner Refuses To Work On Your Relationship

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Are you having challenges with your relationship? Relationships do require a bit of maintenance to keep that spark alive, but what do you do if you’re the only one trying to make your relationship work?

Is it just a lost cause?

Take heart! Luckily, there are strategies you can use to strengthen your relationship anyway! Find out how to move forward even if your partner is reluctant to join you or work on the issues together.

If you’re struggling to work on your relationship without your partner’s cooperation, these ideas may help:

1. Start therapy without them. If you want to start couple’s therapy, but your partner refuses to come with you then you can proceed without them. The change in your relationship can start with you.

You can still make progress in therapy and learn new ways to approach your relationship issues. Then, share these ideas with your partner outside of therapy. You can influence your partner as you change.

Your partner may become curious about what you’re learning and decide to join you.

2. Try therapy alternatives. Therapy certainly may help, but it’s not the only option for healing your relationship. There are multiple alternatives.