Do you find yourself often giving in on your boundaries when you'd rather stand firm? Perhaps you compromise to avoid disappointing someone, even when it goes against your true desires. It's a common struggle, and there's a profound reason behind it.

Why do you continue to give up so much to stay in a relationship that you know isn’t working? Even if you’re afraid to face the loss and change, sometimes the empowering path forward is to break up.

If you’re upset because your partner doesn’t initiate anything meaningful for you on special occasions like your birthday, it might be because you are ashamed (and possibly unaware) of your intense desire to be celebrated, so you hide it.