其實,忍越多不一定越好,而是要看你「怎麼忍」。一項研究追蹤了80對情侶3個月,每天請他們記錄犧牲行為與關係狀態,結果發現那些寶寶心裡苦寶寶不說的人,明明忍得很累、但卻壓抑自己的情緒(suppression of emotions)沒和對方溝通,他們在這段關係中的不滿意度反而最高。當初明明是相忍為愛,卻越忍越不愛。為什麼會這樣呢?因為當你在一段關係裡試著壓抑自己的情緒時,也就無形之間拉開了你和對方的距離。
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