Accountability is not a bad word or always something negative. Accountability is foundational to trust, and an accountable person is a trustworthy person. You and your partner can be accountable for big or little things. The key is to know that each of you can accept responsibility for doing or not doing something you agreed to.
Word to the Wise: Accountability is also about how well you respond to being let down. By staying respectful, you are being accountable – most of all to your best self, but also to your love. As Psychology Today reports, blaming, shaming and/or getting even are both less effective at changing behaviors and cause harm. Try not to sabotage yourself or your love by avoiding them.
Below are five questions to start you off practicing the love skill of Accountability. Some may be easy, and others may be harder, pretty much like accountability itself!
What is the most embarrassing thing you ever admitted?
What was the funniest thing you ever admitted?
What is the bravest thing you ever admitted?
What were you made responsible for as a kid, but wish you weren’t?
How can we improve accountability in our relationship in a healthy and safe way?
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