Dr. Aziz explains why people stay in partnerships and relationships that feel wrong from the start. Most don't say no clearly at the beginning, giving soft answers the other person takes as yes. Those ambiguous moments harden into years of feeling trapped.
I've had people tell me, I had a business partner and as we were forming the partnership, I realized I don't want to work with this person as a business partner. And now they're my business partner. And I meet this client, they've been, this person's been their business partner for 3 years. But they knew when they first started and they couldn't, they didn't want to say no to them. Or they said it so softly and the person's like, oh, come on, are you sure? All right, I guess, fine. I know people that I met who have been in relationships, romantic relationships, dating, partners, Spouses. They have families together. And they have known for a long time that they want something different.
