Relationships

Relationships: 34 Stoic exercises and cases on sorting what is yours from what is not.

Cases in this topic

Propositions in this topic

• TrueYour disappointment springs from your own expectation.
• FalseYou can change someone if you just insist enough.
• FalseIf a loved one is angry with you, it is your job to take the anger away.
• FalseNot being invited says something about you.
• FalseIn a recurring argument, the other person has to change first.
• TrueYou can love someone without wanting to steer him.
• TrueYou have two ears and one mouth, so as to listen more than you speak.
• TrueTreating the other person as a neighbor rather than a stranger is a choice you can practice.

Situations in this topic

• Not yoursA friend has not responded to your message for days.
• YoursWhether you assume he is angry or simply ask.
• Not yoursYour partner comes home in a bad mood.
• Not yoursYou are not invited to a dinner.
• YoursWhether you step into the same old argument or choose a different tone.
• Not yoursYour child or loved one makes a choice you disagree with.
• YoursWhether you send the first text after a silence that has lasted too long.
• Not yoursSomeone breaks off contact without explanation.