{"id":458,"date":"2025-04-11T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/relationshipbloginfo.com\/?p=458"},"modified":"2025-04-11T07:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:00:16","slug":"why-we-sabotage-good-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/relationshipbloginfo.com\/?p=458","title":{"rendered":"Why We Sabotage Good Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UPpCb_wn_6k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https:\/\/www.theschooloflife.com\/subscription\/ <\/p>\n<p>Why do some push love away? This film explores the psychology of low self-esteem and the challenges of loving someone who doubts their worth. Learn to break through insecurity and build trust. #SelfEsteem #Relationships #Love #Psychology #Insecurity #Attachment. Unlock all the content of The School of Life with a subscription to our podcast, articles, videos, and exercises, specially tailored to your needs.<\/p>\n<p>Get weekly insights for better relationships, deeper self-knowledge, and inner calm straight to your inbox. Sign up for more ideas, plus 10% off your first shop order: https:\/\/www.theschooloflife.com\/signup\/ <\/p>\n<p>You can read more on this and other subjects in our articles, here:  https:\/\/www.theschooloflife.com\/article\/offering-love-to-someone-who-is-not-convinced-of-their-loveability\/<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are distinct challenges around trying to offer love to someone who isn\u2019t convinced that they are, deep down, worthy of such a thing.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine a relationship between Sarah and Dan. It began three months ago and things are flourishing: two weekends ago, they went on a romantic break to Paris, last weekend, she took him to meet her parents, and this weekend, they are going to see a group of his friends in the city he went to university in. 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