Lost In Love? How To Stop Feeling Lonely In A Relationship

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Do you feel disconnected with your partner? Feeling lonely in a relationship can cause sadness, even resentment. Learn how to connect with your partner better.

Things arenโ€™t the same between you both anymore, you donโ€™t know what happened โ€ฆ but all of a sudden you donโ€™t share that mutual connection you once had. . and now you feel completely alone.

You might feel lonely because your relationship dynamics have recently changed because of a new child. Or perhaps you feel lonely because youโ€™re both so busy and barely have time for each other anymore.

Or maybe youโ€™ve just slowly lost touch with each other as theย resentments and squabbles pile upย between you.

But regardless of the reason, you simply feel UNSEEN by your partner.
But why?

If youโ€™re feeling lonely in a relationship, youโ€™re not alone.

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Every couple at some point experiences this problem. And what is the major cause of feeling lonely in a relationship other than genuine relationship breakdown?

Thoughts.

Note:ย This article does not present black and white advice. Sometimes your partner has stopped trying, given up, or let the relationship die. In this case, your loneliness may be due to a sense of mental and emotional separation from your partner who no longer cares.

If this is the case, I encourage you to reconsider the relationship as it may be harming your health and happiness. Pleaseย take this free testย to determine how healthy your relationship is.

Related: 6 Simple Ways To Reconnect With Your Partner When Feeling Lonely In A Relationship

When you start feeling lonely in a relationshipโ€ฆ

We grew up being taught a number of harmful beliefs about romantic relationships. Namely:

  • My partner is responsible for making me happy.
  • My partner is responsible for fulfilling all of my needs.
  • If my partner doesnโ€™t do what I want them to do, they arenโ€™t suitable for me.

In other words, we approach relationships with very warped thinking patterns that were conditioned into us since birth.

When it comes toย feeling lonelyย in our relationship, we tend to blame that feeling on our partners โ€” or the relationship itself โ€” and what IS or IS NOT happening.

Take a moment to think about the reasons why you might be feeling lonely.

In fact, you might like to get up a blank document and divide the page into two. On one half write: โ€œThings thatย areย happening in my relationship that are making me feel lonely.โ€ On the other half write: โ€œThings thatย arenโ€™tย happening in my relationship that are making me feel lonely.โ€

Likely you will discover a number of interesting reasons why youโ€™re feeling lonely in a relationship of yours. Often these reasons fall under the following categories:

  • Your partner isnโ€™t spending enough intimate time with you.
  • Your partner is less caring than you.
  • Your partner is less committed than you.
  • Your partner isnโ€™t paying enough attention to you.
  • Your partner doesnโ€™t show gratitude for what you do.
  • Your conversations are purely transactional and have no depth.
  • Your partner doesnโ€™t care about the same things you care about.

Have you noticed something interesting here?

All of these reasons for feeling lonelyย in a relationship seem to exclusively point to THE OTHER PERSON, and nothing to do with your own thinking.

In fact, when we are suffering, our thoughts are the last place we look.

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How To Stop Feeling Lonely In A Relationship?

The best way to stop feeling lonely in your relationship in the long termย is to examine your thoughtsย about it. We tend to think that someone loving us will get rid of our loneliness. But this isnโ€™t true.

How many times have you been surrounded by a loving family or friends, but despite their love, you still felt unhappy in some way? If being loved by others was truly what made you happy, you wouldnโ€™t feel this way.

The same thing goes for your relationship.

How many times in the past has your partner treated you with love, kindness, and concern, but you still felt miserable or discontented about something else in your life?

If it was your partnerโ€™s love and attention you truly sought, you wouldnโ€™t be unhappy in those moments.

So what is it that is truly making you feel lonely?

Belief in your thoughts.

When you believe the thoughts in your head about how your relationship โ€œshouldโ€ look or feel, you feel lonely.

Hereโ€™s an example.

Your partner is working on an important work assignment, while you stay at home all day looking after the kids. He often arrives back home late at night, and you barely spend time with each other.

Soon you grow discontented because he isnโ€™t giving you the same level of attention he once did. You think to yourself, โ€œMy husband should give me more attention and stop spending so much time at work.โ€

Because of that very belief: โ€œMy husband should give me more attention and stop spending so much time at work,โ€ you start to feel unhappy and resentful towards him. You blame your loneliness on him.

feeling lonely in a relationship

However, what would happen if you didnโ€™t have that thought? You would be fine. You wouldnโ€™t have a problem with his long days at work. You wouldnโ€™t feel resentful or unhappy.

This example shows that believing one simple thought can warp your entire world. This is why itโ€™s so important that you EXAMINE your thoughts.

Hereโ€™s what to do when feeling lonely in a relationship:

You can examine your thoughts by asking the following questions. These questions will only help you if you are honest with yourself:

  1. What is the thought that is causing my unhappiness?ย Remember that it is our thoughts that create emotions and not circumstances.
  2. Is the thought _________________ really true? Do I 100% know that it is true? In other words, can you absolutely know that your relationship would be better if this-or-that happened? Can you be absolutely sure that you would be happy in the long term if your husband stopped doing something?
  3. What would my life look like without this thought?ย In other words, if you stopped believing the thought in step 1, how would you feel?

For a deeper exploration of these questions, I recommend Byron Katie and her work.

The reality is that life is completely neutral โ€” but it is our THOUGHTS about life that makes it either โ€œgood/bad,โ€ โ€œright/wrong,โ€ โ€œugly/pretty,โ€ โ€œworthy/unworthy.โ€

This can be hard to understand at first because we are so used to immediately believing our thoughts. But through self-inquiry, you can begin to lift the veil from reality little by little.

Your happiness is your responsibility, not your partners. But taking self-responsibility isnโ€™t a passive process it is also an active one.

Related: 6 Secrets For Building A Meaningful Relationship

Here are some supplementary actions you can take to strengthen your connection when you start feeling lonely in a relationship:

  • Take the initiative to create shared experiences with your partner.
  • Break the cycle of emotional disconnection by committing to daily time spent together, e.g. going for a walk, cooking together, or watching a movie together.
  • Express more gratitude.
  • Express physical intimacy more, e.g. hugging, touching, kissing.
  • Learn to openly communicate your thoughts and feelings with your partner.
  • Practiceย shadow workย and explore the topic ofย projection.
  • Seek counseling or help if your partner has a serious issue (such as addiction).

Remember that no one can hurt you unless YOU permit them to hurt you.

When we stop judging our relationships and partners, we are left with only love for them. And ironically, love is all we have been searching for all along. All we need to do is examine the thoughts that we are believing.

If you want to know more about how to deal with feeling lonely in a relationship, then check this video out below:

If you are feeling lonely in a relationship, then it is important for you to understand why you are feeling like this. Analyze the situation, and try to bring some clarity to it. Once you do, talk to you partner and try to go back to the way things were. It might take time, and everything good takes time, doesnโ€™t it?


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