How do you show your partner he or she will always feel safe with you?

[caring__1]

[Nick1976G]

Just being present when we're together. Showing her that she has my complete attention and that I care about what she has to say and how she feels. Holding her when she needs it... being the one she can lean on when she can't do it herself. Words can only get you so far... actions mean everything.

[inhua]

no one is responsible for another person's feelings or emotions

you can do everything in your power to make her feel physically, financially, emotionally and spiritually safe and she can still run off with the hot bad boy who smiled and winked at her in the gym

[caring__1]

This isn't about judging the choices of others; it is about considering how our choices might impact others. View the choices of others to wander as their loss, not yours. No one is forcing you to stay in a dysfunctional relationship.

[KrakenAttackin]

@inhua. Spot on correct sir.

[Whaipretn]

I’m a very good listener. I make eye contact and show I’m listening. Sometimes if the talking gets too much I might zone out though. Lmao. But I mean well because I am very attentive unless I figured out someone is basically not someone I can trust then I tend to avoid eye contact and say bland responses and stuff. But naturally I am very open hearted and curious about others but time has shown you can’t really be that way to everyone.

also I try to have very good manners for the most part and be delicate and considerate. Not perfect in that regard cause I don’t know what people want but I try to be cautious and hesitant in how I speak or act or move.

I also try to show sympathy. I have an expressive face so people can usually tell my emotions. Which helps people connect, I think? I don't know. I am very emotional so it’s how I connect to others inside myself.

[caring__1]

The best listeners are sounding boards. Feed back what you are hearing in your own words, so the other person truly feels heard and knows what you are hearing. It's about facilitating their exploration and discovery, so they can believe in their ability to come up with realistic, functional solutions, not spoon-feeding them or fixing them. You want to be an active participant without minimizing the other or diverting the focus onto you. Showing curiosity (by seeking clarification and showing you don't want to assume you know what they mean) draws people toward you. It's showing them you feel their thoughts and feelings have value to you. Realizing not everyone cares about more than themselves is a healthy approach. Only invest when you feel people care about how their choices impact others.

No one will ever be perfect. That's merely the light at the end of the tunnel that allows us to measure progress. I always find it weird when people come on this site and ask what is going on in a specific person. Only that person can give you that insight, so the key is to learn effective communication skills and then apply them when you want to move forward. The more effective your communication skills, the less guarded you'll need to be., and the more consideration others will see in you.

People tend to be more receptive to empathy than sympathy. Never assume people know what you're feeling or thinking. When you want something to be meaningful, be clear, open and honest, rather than expect others to read your mind. Emotions can add new dimensions and depth to any experience, yet even positives can be taken to extremes, becoming negatives.

[FunkyMonkee]

Hold her, hug her, tell how much I love her and care about her and do so quite frequently, at LEAST twice a day.

[rm_llort]

Despite what everyone is saying here, you can in fact make someone feel safe around you. Starting off by carrying a firearm with you at all times where it is legal to do so and a knife or some other concealable weapon where firearms are not permissible.

[Girl242]

You don't. You can't make someone else feel anything. They have to let themselves.

[caring__1]

That is true. You can't make anyone feel anything, but you can help people feel safe by providing a consistent behavioral pattern of respect and consideration.

[slatyb]

By always making them feel safe with you.