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Additional Article Information: =============================== 581 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2007-10-17 11:48:00 Written By: Kathy Stafford Copyright: 2007, All Rights Reserved Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Kathy Stafford's Picture URL: http://www.dearkathy.com/images/kls_article_photo.gif For more free-reprint articles by Kathy Stafford, please visit: http://www.thePhantomWriters.com/recent/author/kathy-stafford.html ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. 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All of us have "gut feelings," and when our emotions tell us something's going on that's not right, we should follow through on that and find out where we can go from there. You might be tempted to push the thought away when it first comes. You might find yourself thinking that you're being disloyal to him and to the relationship. Don't think that way. Instead, give yourself a chance to examine everything carefully. You may discover that after careful examination you've managed to prove that he's not using you after all. How does your partner act with you? When the two of you are in public, are you a part of his circle or does he sort of move you off to the side and circulate on his own? When the two of you are out with his friends, are you considered a part of the crowd and accepted, or do you feel more like an outsider? Keep in mind, though, that if his circle is nothing but guys, it's natural that you'd be kept out of the loop. Guys like to be themselves around other guys, and putting a girl into the mix can just make things a little tense. It's okay for him to want to hang out with the guys sometimes. What are you bringing to the relationship? Are you the one who has the apartment or the car or who is paying most of the bills? What's he bringing to the table? This is where you have to strip away how you're feeling and be brutally honest with yourself. Imagine you're looking at the situation from the outside in an objective manner and decide if you're doing all of the work in this relationship and if he's just along for the ride. A relationship is a partnership. It's about two people working together and who want to be together. Take a long hard look at where the two of you are. Are you putting forth a huge effort, while he sits on the couch and watches television? Do you feel as if you're the love of his life when you're with him, or do you find yourself more in the role of caretaker? You need to figure out if he's committed to you because he desperately wants you and needs you in his life, or if you're just there because it's convenient. If you're there because you're taking care of him, you may want to rethink the relationship. Do you want a partner that you have to take care of or do you want an equal partner who contributes equally to the relationship? At some point, someone else might come along who he knows will take care of him, and he might decide to move on. If you feel like the relationship you're doing all the work, you might want to let things cool down. He may chip in and do more to try to make the relationship work. If he does, that's great. And if he doesn't, don't sweat it. Freeing yourself from this relationship will only make you more available to find the right man who'll appreciate having you in his life. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy Stafford, Relationship Coach, I show singles how to get married and couples how to STAY married Do you want more from your relationship? Go to http://www.dearkathy.com for relationship articles, advice, and programs. Get Kathys new book, Relationship Remorse: Mistakes Women Make When Shopping for a Man. and learn the right way to find a loving and committed life-partner. Order the book at http://www.relationshipremorse.com Copyright © 2007 Kathy Stafford / dearkathy.com. All rights reserved. --- END ARTICLE --- Get HTML or TEXT Copy-and-Paste Versions Of This Article at: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/db/s/am-i-being-used.shtml#get_code ..................................... 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