I can see how one could be crushed by their SO not acknowledging some big accomplishment, but you can get over it. But if there is a pattern of never validating, it can lead to resentment, distance, and most troublesome of all, validation from OP.
Shrug. It can. And if you cannot accept, validate and assume responsibility for your own needs, you probably will become manipulative and covert in getting those needs met. In so doing, it is still going to feel empty to you.
That is where most people describe their M as a Catch 22.
However. There is no paradox IF one has the courage to be honest, with themselves and others, accept responsibility for their life, and BE, with honest action and intent, Who They Are.
