Unaware versus Uncaring: The Difference That Saves Relationships

Years ago, while helping our son adjust his behavior, his favorite comeback phrase was “I don’t care!” Countless couples in counseling state the main problem with their partner is “it feels like they don’t care.”

It’s a common phrase. Crops up all too often in all types of relationships. And it seldom means what you think it means.

We think we repeatedly tell our beloved what’s important to us. When our desires and requests seem to fall on deaf ears, our ego wants to say they don’t care about…