This is what your cold feet really mean

Find you’ve got cold feet now that it’s time to jump into the deep end? Here’s what it could mean for your relationship.

E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth
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12 min readJul 8, 2020

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by: E.B. Johnson

Are you standing on the edge of a major commitment? Find yourself hesitating or deal with some cold feet? It’s not uncommon to have doubts when you’re about to settle down for the long-term. There are some concerns, however, that should be taken seriously and addressed honestly and upfront. Though our worries are often little more than our own projections, they can also be a sign that something serious is going on beneath the surface.

Don’t ignore your cold feet. If you’re having doubts about your relationship, be honest about it and open up to your partner. Ignoring the concerns that you have is a sure-fire way to find yourself in a mess of disappointed expectations and needless pain. By opening up, sharing our fears and sorting through the doubts that are troubling us, we can banish our cold feet to the outskirts and find our way back to trust and understanding.

Not every relationship is meant to last.

It’s a hard truth to swallow, but not every relationship is meant to last. At the same time, however, not every case of cold feet…

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E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth

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