Resentment is an Intense Emotion

How to resolve resentment in a relationship

blake geltch
Writing Out Loud
1 min readJan 25, 2024

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Bottling these emotions up causes more harm than good.

If you try to push those feelings away or pretend those feelings aren't there, it can lead to hatred.

Resentment can affect your personal and romantic relationships.

What exactly is resentment you ask?

For most people, it's the feelings we hold onto when we refuse to let something go or forgive someone.

So if you still hold resentment, you haven't forgiven them for whatever happened. Just because resentment is present, it doesn't mean your relationship is ruined, it just means you both have work to do to find out why it exists.

After finding out why, then you and your partner can work towards rebuilding the love and respect you both deserve.

The only way to heal resentment is to accept those feelings, recognize how those emotions affect your behavior, and work on releasing them!

Above all else choose forgiveness! If not for your partner, do it for yourself!

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