Jill had never felt such passionate emotions for a guy until she met Patrick. His demeanour was exciting, his charisma made her heart beat faster, and the way he treated her made her feel as if she was on top of the world. But despite feeling these strong emotions, Jill was well aware that things weren't perfect between them. In fact, their relationship was quite the challenge.
After barely two months together, it seemed that Patrick and Jill didn't have the same expectations or vision for their relationship. Patrick's true colours started to show in their disagreements and conversations. Conflict was inevitable, but communication wasn't something that either of them could do very well.
Every disagreement, no matter how small, had the same result: someone being left heartbroken. Jill felt like she had always been on the receiving end because Patrick was so headstrong and stuck to his beliefs. It got to the point that she was becoming upset after every conversation with him because there would be no resolution.
At first, it was hard for Jill to understand why their relationship was like this. She thought it was simply because they were both inexperienced in relationships, and therefore having difficulty communicating. But the more she thought about it, the more she realized that it was deeper than that.
The issues between them lay in the fact that Patrick was coming from a broken relationship himself. His dreams and hopes for love had been shattered, leaving him tired and disillusioned. He had become jaded by the idea of finding true love, and his outlook on relationships had become guarded.
The problem was, this guardedness meant that he was never willing to fully open up to Jill and discuss their feelings honestly. Whenever she tried to bring up certain topics, he would brush them aside and move onto another subject, refusing to acknowledge any truth behind the issue.
Jill had realised that these issues stemmed back to Patrick's broken relationship, and that he was unable to move on until he dealt with it. Understandably, it had left him wary of entering a new relationship, even causing him to cut himself off from Jill without even realising it.
However, that didn't mean that there was no hope for the future of their relationship. Knowing the root cause behind their issues was a major step forward, as it allowed them to start addressing the underlying causes and working towards a better solution.
Sure, it was always going to be difficult for them to get into a good flow and start talking openly about their issues – but it was necessary. Little by little, with patience and understanding, Jill and Patrick have been moving closer towards better communication. The key has been for them to take a step back and not take things personally.
It hasn't been easy, but Jill and Patrick are dedicated to making it work. After all, they both want the same thing: to find love and build a successful relationship.
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