Relationship Advice on the Overly Submissive or Meek Personality

Then there’s the opposite of the domineering type. 

He’ll seem like a pleasant change from what you may be used to. He’s eager to please and lets you make all the plans decisions about everything you do.  

There may actually be two danger signs here.

First, he’s a “people pleaser,” which means he tends to be overly submissive. You think he’s just trying to be accommodating, when actually, he’s afraid to tell you what he would really like.

He may tell you he’s fine with your decisions, but under the surface he’s stewing and possibly even resentful.

One person in our group had in-laws like this. They’d always say, “Hey, whatever you want to do is fine with us.”

In fact, it wasn’t. And the first time something didn’t go as she expected, they’d say something like,

“Well, I didn’t really think was such a good idea…”

If your Prince exhibits this kind of behavior, be careful. In a sense, it shows both dishonesty and distrust.

Dishonesty because he’s not being open about his feelings. We all know where that can lead someday.

Distrust because he doesn’t believe you’ll accept his opinion or take his wishes into consideration, even in small matters.

Raise your hands, ladies, if you can find any upside to dishonesty and distrust, minor as they may seem, in a relationship?

No hands up? ‘Didn’t think so.

Also see: Bipolar Disorder, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Self-esteem Issues, Narcissism, Domineering Personality, "Knight in Shining Armor", Codependence and Shaming and Guilt.