What are excuses in a relationship?

When it comes to relationships and your partner is going through something, this is where excuse versus empathy comes in. If your partner is acting out a certain way because of circumstance and you decide to lessen or completely disregard accountability for their behavior, you’re making an excuse for your S.O.

How do you know if an excuse is real?

A reason doesn’t lessen responsibility or even act as an automatic precursor to being excused or forgiven and what I’ve found differentiates a genuine reason from an excuse is that when someone provides a reason for why something has or hasn’t happened, a solution is in the offing.

What is it called when someone always has an excuses?

A person who seeks excuses constantly, for justification for their failure to do something, can be also said to be “unreasonable” or “irrational” or even just “evasive”.

Is it OK to make excuses for your partner?

Making excuses is never really a good thing in any situation. But for some reason, experts say making excuses for your partner when things aren’t going well is actually pretty common. So why do we do it?

Are excuses good or bad?

Yep, excuses are great. After all, they make us feel much better about ourselves. Making excuses means that it’s easier to live with our failed expectations. As a bonus, we win the sympathy of others, which in turn helps us to create deeper bonds with those around us.

What are some common excuses victims of psychological abuse make?

Below are a series of excuses that are commonly used by victims in denial they are suffering psychological abuse at the hands of another. 1. It’s normal, really. Emotional abuse is, sadly, common.

Why do we make excuses when we fail?

Making excuses means that it’s easier to live with our failed expectations. As a bonus, we win the sympathy of others, which in turn helps us to create deeper bonds with those around us. We’re not perfect after all, in fact, we are quite flawed and achieving our goals and objectives is tough work.