I heard something coming out of my mouth the other day, that made me sit up and listen. It was in conversation with a client, and they were having some difficulties with their partner.
I listened to all the details. The whys and the wherefores, the happenings and interactions. The assessments, the concerns, the conclusions, the worries. The paths that could be taken and where they'd likely lead.
It all made a lot of sense: there's absolutely no denying that relationships are hard, at times.
And after ascertaining how much of this had been shared with said partner, it transpired that for good reason, it was very little.
I wasn't really advising a course of action, or even trying to point in a particular direction or anything, I was just thinking out loud, when I heard myself say,