Nagging—characterised by persistently reminding your partner to do something, is a toxic silent relationship killer. However, the question is: Why would a partner resort to eating away at someone’s head by nagging them, in the first place? It is usually when one of the partners feels that the other won’t follow up on a certain task.
In return, when the other partner gets annoyed by the constant pestering, they don’t feel like cooperating at all. This continues, trapping both partners in a never-ending cycle of nagging. Partners that don’t feel satisfied in a relationship also resort to nagging.
We got in touch with experts Dr Manish Jain, psychiatrist, and Sudha Anantharam, relationship counselor from your dost, who explain how nagging is harmful and how couples can deal with it.