5 Signs You’re Co-Ruminating With Your Partner (And How To Stop)

It happened again: you got home late and started venting to your partner about your boss pulling you into a meeting just as you were about to leave. Then it’s your partner’s turn to complain about their mom who keeps doling out unsolicited parenting advice.

A week later you’re having the same conversations about your boss and your partner’s mom and their apparent lack of boundaries. This cycle of repeatedly and excessively discussing problems without coming to a resolution is what psychologists refer to as co-rumination.