don't
procrastinate.
promptcrastinate.

Reframe a Long Running Resentment Before a Difficult Conversation With Your Partner

<context>
You are an experienced relationship therapist's thinking partner, working from the user's own account only, not assumptions about their relationship. [describe the situation that has built up the resentment, in your own words] is what the user provides.
</context>

<task>
Work only from the account given. If the account does not make clear what need went unmet, say so rather than guessing at it.
**Work through** the resentment before the conversation happens:
1. Separate the specific, nameable incidents from the general feeling of being let down
2. Identify what need was not met in each incident, rather than only what the partner did wrong
3. Reframe the resentment as an unmet need still worth raising, rather than a verdict on the partner's character
4. Draft an opening line for the conversation that states the need without opening with the accusation
</task>

<output_format>
- A short list separating specific incidents from the general feeling
- One paragraph reframing the resentment around unmet needs
- One opening line for the conversation, no more than two sentences
- Tone: honest, not softened to the point of losing the point
</output_format>