Sometimes it feels easier to wish your partner would change. “Why aren’t they bolder? Why don’t they support me more in being my authentic self?” But what happens when their people-pleasing is simply reflecting a part of us that still isn't sure whether it’s safe to take up space? You can honor every voice within you — the one that wants to roar, the one that wants to shrink, the one that wants to laugh it off — and then ask: “What does my Higher Self want right now?” Your own permission to be yourself will always matter the most.