He demonstrates some weakness

He demonstrates some weakness.

She gets nervous and undermines him.

His self confidence drops.

She gets more nervous and undermines further.

He loses frame over her undermining.

She gets even more insecure over his loss of frame.

This is a VERY common relationship cycle.

Men don’t want to lose frame, but they do.

Women don’t want to undermine, but they do.

The roots of both negative behaviours are firmly planted in childhood. Both are either repeating the past or living in fear of repeating the past.

It doesn’t have to be this way.