#24: What-Aboutism
When a relationship is in need of guidance and seems like it is going to fail, there are certain things that are off-limits. Whether it is the way that each person speaks to the other or chooses to behave around the other, these are the sorts of things that need to be dealt with if they want any chance of moving forward as a couple.
Because whenever a couple turns to “what-aboutism,” things tend to get a little bit ugly… The second each person tries to exhibit a time when the other did something similarly bad, it ruins the process of trying to rebuild. Without clear communication and respect, no one can move past anything hurtful…