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Every time a relationship crashes, people rush to blame gender.

“Men are like this.”
“Women are like that.”
“Men can’t love.”
“Women are too emotional.”

It sounds clever. It feels satisfying. But it’s lazy thinking.

Relationships do not succeed or fail because of gender. They succeed or fail because of skills, or the lack of them.

The first killer is poor conflict management. Many people think love means never disagreeing. Wrong. Healthy couples disagree often. The difference is this: they argue to understand, not to win. The moment every conflict becomes a battle for dominance, the relationship turns toxic.

Next is lack of accountability. A relationship cannot survive when one person is always the victim and the other is always the villain. Growth begins the day both people can say, “I was wrong” without feeling weak or threatened.

Then there’s emotional regulation. If every small issue leads to shouting, sulking, blocking, or emotional blackmail, intimacy dies fast. No one wants to live with emotional chaos. Adults must learn to manage their emotions instead of weaponizing them.

Finally, power dynamics. Who sacrifices more? Who is always expected to adjust? Who gets forgiven easily and who is constantly judged? When power is unbalanced, resentment replaces love.

This is why most relationships fail . Married. Dating. Same story, different faces.

Stop blaming gender. Start learning relationship skills because love is not magic but competence.

Cc nlfpmod seun dominique

Exactly. Love is all about skills and knowing the ethics with making foundations around it.

I pity deluded men who just think love is everything.

So how do I cope with a girl from a family where they allow her to be rude to all the family members since when she was young without anyone taming her till she becomes an adult.
Although the mother is the bread winner of the family, this so called girl does not even like her father at all.
And now such a girl would expect to live with a total stranger (a guy) who has gotten his feet up in life.
And now she is in a relationship with a guy and she is so rude to the person and always quick to end a discussion with "see don't worry I will be fine".

In this case who should be the winner or the peace lover?



See families should do well in upbringing their children so that they stop causing problems to the world

Love800:
Exactly. Love is all about skills and knowing the ethics with making foundations around it.

I pity deluded men who just think love is everything.

Indeed, it is about skills.

I appreciate.

Dpsychologist:
Indeed, it is about skills.

Adeoye11:
So how do I cope with a girl from a family where they allow her to be rude to all the family members since when she was young without anyone taming her till she becomes an adult.
Although the mother is the bread winner of the family, this so called girl does not even like her father at all.
And now such a girl would expect to live with a total stranger (a guy) who has gotten his feet up in life.
And now she is in a relationship with a guy and she is so rude to the person and always quick to end a discussion with "see don't worry I will be fine".

In this case who should be the winner or the peace lover?



See families should do well in upbringing their children so that they stop causing problems to the world

First, remove emotion and look at facts.
You are not dealing with a “strong woman” problem. You are dealing with a poorly socialized adult who was never corrected, never held accountable, and never taught how to disagree without disrespect.
Upbringing matters a lot o. So when a child grows up in a home where rudeness is tolerated, disrespect has no consequences, one parent is resented or undermined, emotional outbursts end conversation eh that child does not magically become respectful in romantic relationships.

She simply transfers that behavior to the nearest authority figure or intimate partner.
This isn’t about being a “strong woman” or you needing to be more patient. It’s about character and boundaries.

You can’t outgrow, outlove, or “understand” disrespect out of someone. When rudeness, shutdowns like “I’ll be fine,” or contempt for dialogue show up early, that’s not strength or maturity it is avoidance and control.

Being the peace lover with someone who lacks basic respect doesn’t create peace. It teaches them that you don't have boundaries.

Men make this mistake a lot. They confuse tolerance with maturity. In reality, tolerance without limits just erodes self-respect and escalates bad behavior.

The rule is simple. Address disrespect once, calmly and clearly. If it repeats, that’s your answer. You’re not her therapist, parent, or reform project.
Peace is not silence, love is not endurance and walking away early is not weakness. It’s clear judgment earned from experience.

Do the needful.

Adeoye11:
So how do I cope with a girl from a family where they allow her to be rude to all the family members since when she was young without anyone taming her till she becomes an adult.
Although the mother is the bread winner of the family, this so called girl does not even like her father at all.
And now such a girl would expect to live with a total stranger (a guy) who has gotten his feet up in life.
And now she is in a relationship with a guy and she is so rude to the person and always quick to end a discussion with "see don't worry I will be fine".

In this case who should be the winner or the peace lover?



See families should do well in upbringing their children so that they stop causing problems to the world

It's like we are dating the same girl.

Dpsychologist:
First, remove emotion and look at facts.
You are not dealing with a “strong woman” problem. You are dealing with a poorly socialized adult who was never corrected, never held accountable, and never taught how to disagree without disrespect.
Upbringing matters a lot o. So when a child grows up in a home where rudeness is tolerated, disrespect has no consequences, one parent is resented or undermined, emotional outbursts end conversation eh that child does not magically become respectful in romantic relationships.

She simply transfers that behavior to the nearest authority figure or intimate partner.
This isn’t about being a “strong woman” or you needing to be more patient. It’s about character and boundaries.

You can’t outgrow, outlove, or “understand” disrespect out of someone. When rudeness, shutdowns like “I’ll be fine,” or contempt for dialogue show up early, that’s not strength or maturity it is avoidance and control.

Being the peace lover with someone who lacks basic respect doesn’t create peace. It teaches them that you don't have boundaries.

Men make this mistake a lot. They confuse tolerance with maturity. In reality, tolerance without limits just erodes self-respect and escalates bad behavior.

The rule is simple. Address disrespect once, calmly and clearly. If it repeats, that’s your answer. You’re not her therapist, parent, or reform project.
Peace is not silence, love is not endurance and walking away early is not weakness. It’s clear judgment earned from experience.

Do the needful.

What that guy wrote is the same issue as mine.

Anyways, I have done the needful. Because to correct her is another issue.

Jeromejnr:
It's like we are dating the same girl.

No we r not sir 😔😠 this is a case scenerio, not necessarily me.