How to get your needs met in a relationship: Therapist shares tips

From understanding what is missing to making specific requests, here are a few ways to get our needs met in a relationship.

Published on: Jan 23, 2024 5:04 PM IST

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In any relationship, getting our needs met and being honest about what we want is very important. This leads to better communication and clarity in the relationship. Therapist Sadaf Siddiqi shared a few steps by which we can create more honesty in the relationship and help the partner to understand our needs. (Unsplash)

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The first step is to identify what is missing – be it affection or time or attention. We should first understand what it is that is missing in the relationship.  (Unsplash)

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Once we identify the missing elements, we should share the facts with the partner to help them understand our perspective.  (Unsplash)

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We should always use I statements to help them understand that we are speaking for ourselves.  (Unsplash)

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The next step is to explain the needs and expectations we have so that the partner can understand how important it is for us.  (Unsplash)

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Instead of putting the responsibility of figuring out on the partner entirely, we should make specific requests or work together in finding solutions.  (Unsplash)