When it seems like your partner is making all the important decisions for your relationship. You don’t have the freedom you need to spend time on rest and leisure activities. And if you disagree on a financial decision, he gets the final say.

What can you do?

You can try and convince him that he is wrong and he needs to give you more power and autonomy, or you can shift your relationship from a permission-based dynamic to a relationship based on mutual support.

Sharon shares 4 keys to making this shift:

1. Give yourself permission to decide how you want to spend your money and your time.
2. Be creative about getting your needs met.
3. Expand your circle of support.
4. Create a mutual understanding that you won’t always value or need the same things.