BIG Lies people in an unhappy relationship tell themselves

9. “It’s So Nice That He Just Did That”

Did what? Popped by? Made you coffee? Let you change the channels for five minutes during the Super Bowl’s commercial break?

When you’re in an unhappy relationship, it’s easy to magnify the few good things your partner does for you and get excited by them. When he makes you that first cup of coffee for six months and you say: “That’s so nice. What a good boyfriend. Everyone else was so wrong about him. After all, who else would make me a coffee spontaneously?” It’s essentially a lie to make yourself feel better.