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You're always late.
I feel upset when you're late because it seems like I'm not important to you.
You're so lazy.
I feel stressed when you don't help around the house because there is a lot to do.
You make me so angry.
I feel angry when you don't acknowledge me when I get home because it's like I'm invisible.
You're so selfish.
I feel lonely when you hang out with your friends everyday because you have no time for me.
You never listen to me.
I feel unheard when you don't respond to what I'm saying because it seems like you don't care.
You always leave your mess lying everywhere.
I feel stressed by how messy the house is because there's nowhere for me to relax.
You're always on your phone.
I feel ignored when you're on your phone during our conversations.
You always forget to take out the trash.
I feel frustrated when the trash is not taken out because I feel like the responsibility is not equally shared.
You don't even care.
I feel like you don't care when I express my feelings because you aren't even looking at me.
You're so unhelpful with housework.
I feel unsupported when you don't help around the house because I get overwhelmed.
You are always mean to me. You are such a horrible friend!
I feel hurt when you say mean things to me because it seems like you don't want to be friends.
You always have to have the last word! It's so annoying!
I feel annoyed when you insist on having the last word because it seems like you want to drag on our argument.
You never tell me how you're feeling.
I would love to know how you're feeling about this because it's important to me.
You left me alone all week.
I felt lonely when you did not come home to have dinner with me all week.
Why didn't you tell me you were running late?
I feel anxious when you don't tell me you are running late because I worry about your safety.
You always pick where we go for our date night.
I feel upset when I don't get to choose where we go for date night because you always choose.
You always make me feel so small.
I feel insignificant when I tell you how I feel because it seems like you don't care.
You embarrassed me at dinner the other night, like you always do.
I felt embarrassed at dinner when you made fun of my job in front of our friends because it's important to me.
Why do you not care about my opinion?
I feel like you don't care about my opinion because you aren't letting me finish my sentence.
You never acknowledge my presence. I might as well talk to a wall.
I feel ignored when I get home and you don't acknowledge me walking through the door because I seem invisible.
You're so forgetful. You must have ADHD or something.
When you forge things I've told you, I feel hurt and forgotten.
You didn't clean up like you promised you would! You upset so much!
I feel frustrated that the trash hasn't been taken out yet. I would really appreciate it if you would take care for that.
You didn't text me like you said you would.
I feel worried when I don't hear from you because I just want to know that you're ok and safe.
You make me feel so unattractive.
When you don't compliment me about my appearance on special days like today, I feel insecure. I would really love some words of affirmation.
You're just not understanding.