The Challenges of Assembling Relationships

Most people are skilled at starting and maintaining relationships but struggle significantly when it comes to repairing them. This struggle often leads individuals to rely on counterproductive methods, which are framed as the 'C4 approach'—convince, convict, coerce, and control. These methods inevitably create feelings of rejection and distance, which further fracture emotional connections. Such rejection is detrimental to relationships, as it fosters a lack of openness and undermines the influence one has over others, regardless of intentions.