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8 Signs You Are Seeking Love From The Wrong Person, Psychologist Reveals
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 14:47
8 Signs You Are Seeking Love From The Wrong Person, Psychologist Reveals
- •Wanting reassurance and affection does not make you demanding or needy, but rather reflects normal human emotional needs.
- •Consultant Clinical Psychologist Prachi Narkar advises communicating needs directly instead of expecting partners to read your mind.
- •Constantly asking an emotionally unavailable partner for support leads to exhaustion rather than fulfillment.
- •Compromise should involve both partners, as one-sided sacrifices lead to self-abandonment.
- •Evaluate whether your partner is truly capable of giving what you need instead of constantly blaming yourself.
Key Questions Answered
Consultant clinical psychologist Prachi Narkar outlines eight signs, including constantly begging for attention, feeling that normal reassurance is needy, and realizing compromise has turned into self-abandonment where only one person makes sacrifices.
No, wanting a simple reassuring phrase like 'It's going to be fine' is normal and does not make you demanding; it only becomes an issue if it turns into a constant test of love.
Instead of asking 'Am I too much?', psychologist Prachi Narkar advises asking, 'Am I asking this person for something they are capable of giving?' to understand differing emotional capacities.
