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What do you say to a friend who complains about their husband?
Re-establish your boundaries. Tell your friend that although you enjoy your time together, you are concerned about the amount of time they spend venting about their partner. Remind them that your friendship belongs to the two of you, and she should talk to her partner about their issues.
What to do when your friend is always complaining?
Colleagues who can’t stop complaining can (and should) be dealt with. Here’s how to do that effectively.
- Listen For The Need. Some people turn into chronic complainers because they feel they’re not being heard.
- Reframe The Situation.
- Change Your Response.
- Ask For Solutions.
- Call It Out.
- Redirect The Conversation.
Why do people complain in relationships?
You may complain because you harbor old resentments. In this case, your pain may come out sideways in the form of a complaint. Not only can it strain your relationships, but research shows that emotional suppression may even be bad for your health.
Why do chronic complainers complain?
This will only compel him or her to mention 10 additional complaints or dissatisfactions you have not yet heard about, to give you a better understanding of how terrible their lives actually are. Chronic complainers complain to those around them because they seek sympathy and emotional validation.
How do I deal with an over-complaining wife?
Perhaps one way you can work on not procrastinating is to take action on the issue of your wife’s over-complaining, either by talking to her about how troubled you are by it or by getting her to read the book–or reading it together.
How do you deal with a complaining soliloquy?
Survival Tip #2: The quickest way to extract yourself from a complaining soliloquy is to validate their feelings, express sympathy (which must sound sincere or it will not do the trick), and then redirect the complainer to the task at hand. For example, “The printer jammed on you again? Gee, that’s incredibly annoying!