

{"id":58353,"date":"2017-11-17T06:38:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T06:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/why-you-should-date-the-girl-who-likes-to-fix-people\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T18:00:11","slug":"why-you-should-date-the-girl-who-likes-to-fix-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/why-you-should-date-the-girl-who-likes-to-fix-people\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons Why You Should Date the Girl Who Likes to \u201cFix\u201d People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-58354 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Date-the-Girl-Who-Likes-to-Fix-People-1605961388.jpg\" alt=\"Couple sitting outside\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people seem to be natural fixers. You&rsquo;ve already met them. They&rsquo;re the type of people who always have spare coffee when you run out, or offer you a blanket and sympathy when your low-down dirty ex-cheats on you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find yourself in a relationship with a girl who likes to &ldquo;fix&rdquo; people, you might never be the same. She&rsquo;ll do her best to help and support you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/how-to-respect-your-husband\/\">If you treat her with respect and kindness<\/a> and take responsibility for yourself, you might just end up in a relationship that is nurturing for both of you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 10 reasons the best relationship of your life will be with a girl who likes to &ldquo;fix&rdquo; people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-She-won%E2%80%99t-give-up-on-you\"><\/span>1. She won&rsquo;t give up on you<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This girl won&rsquo;t give up on you when things get rough. Even if you&rsquo;re struggling, she&rsquo;ll be there for you and wait patiently for you to heal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If everything feels like an uphill struggle, she&rsquo;ll sit with you until you feel ready to go on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-She%E2%80%99s-not-afraid-of-your-dark-side\"><\/span>2. She&rsquo;s not afraid of your dark side<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone has a dark side, and most of us try to hide it, too. We&rsquo;re scared that if the people we love get to know what&rsquo;s really inside us, they won&rsquo;t want us anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not so this girl. She knows you have a dark side. She knows she does, too. Because she&rsquo;s faced her own dark side, she&rsquo;s ready to help you face yours.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-She%E2%80%99s-dedicated-to-growth-and-self-improvement\"><\/span>3. She&rsquo;s dedicated to growth and self-improvement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chances are this is a girl who is dedicated to personal growth and self-improvement. She&rsquo;s insightful and wise, and she&rsquo;s not afraid to give you a gentle kick in the butt when you need it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If someone thinks they have the power to fix you, that&rsquo;s not healthy. But if she&rsquo;s smart and kind enough to help you fix yourself, work with her and let yourself heal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-She%E2%80%99ll-stick-with-you-as-you-grow-and-heal\"><\/span>4. She&rsquo;ll stick with you as you grow and heal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone who is truly dedicated to your growth and healing has real staying power. She&rsquo;ll stick with you as you grow and heal because she knows it isn&rsquo;t a quick road and there are no instant fixes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can take your time as you work through your problems because she&rsquo;ll give you the space you need, and stay by your side.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-She-cares-about-what-you-need\"><\/span>5. She cares about what you need<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This girl is a giver &ndash; so be sure you don&rsquo;t take advantage of that! She truly cares about what you need, not just in your relationship, but in your life. She wants you to have what you need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the time to figure out what she needs too and you can build a strong, mutually respectful relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-She%E2%80%99ll-inspire-you-to-be-a-better-person\"><\/span>6. She&rsquo;ll inspire you to be a better person<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/\">Being loved by someone who really cares about you<\/a> and wants to help you, is powerful. It changes you. You see first hand what true love and dedication look like, and it inspires you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let her kindness inspire you so you can take care of each other and learn how to trust and share openly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-You%E2%80%99ll-learn-what-it%E2%80%99s-like-to-be-loved-for-who-you-are\"><\/span>7. You&rsquo;ll learn what it&rsquo;s like to be loved for who you are<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being loved for exactly who you are is an amazing feeling. Someone who truly wants to help you doesn&rsquo;t want to change who you are. Instead, she wants you to heal and will support you so you can become a better version of yourself. More healed, and happier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-You-can-grow-together\"><\/span>8. You can grow together<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most beautiful things about this kind of relationship is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/counseling\/\">you can grow together<\/a>. After all, no healthy relationship is one-sided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As she helps you heal, so you can support and help her too. It&rsquo;s a recipe for a mutually healing connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-You%E2%80%99ll-learn-to-give-and-receive-true-love\"><\/span>9. You&rsquo;ll learn to give and receive true love<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/developing-acceptance-skills-in-a-relationship\/\">The openness and acceptance<\/a> she offers you gives you the space you need to let true love in. Being truly loved opens your heart and makes you want to give in return &ndash; so do it! Learn how to love her with the same devotion and honesty and you&rsquo;ll both benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-You%E2%80%99ll-build-a-strong-foundation-for-the-future\"><\/span>10. You&rsquo;ll build a strong foundation for the future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working together on your issues can be a strong foundation for the future, with one caveat: You still need to take responsibility for your feelings, actions, and happiness. Don&rsquo;t rely on her to provide those, but simply accept her love and support so you can fix yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&rsquo;s the real key to a relationship like this &ndash; fixing yourself with her support so you can build a trusting foundation for your future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people seem to be natural fixers. You&rsquo;ve already met them. They&rsquo;re the type of people who always have spare coffee when you run out, or offer you a blanket and sympathy when your low-down dirty ex-cheats on you. If you find yourself in a relationship with a girl who likes to &ldquo;fix&rdquo; people, you might never be the same. She&rsquo;ll do her best to help and support you. If you treat her with respect and kindness and take responsibility for yourself, you might just end up in a relationship that is nurturing for both of you. 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