F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [S]***

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Today we were having lunch with his colleagues and then one of them asked me about do the one marathon. My bf and he will do the 22 km marathon on November and he asked me about doing the 10 km marathon.  I was laughing for his question and then I realized that they were talking about my capacities to run for an hour. Then I realized that my bf laughed about, critized me about this. I was angry because I think he never have to criticise me in front of me. He is used to criticize me but at home. I don’t understand this kind of behavior in the couples. A long conversation by wechat and he told me that he never did this but I told him that I think it’s perfectly his behavior, it’s his kind of behavior. pfff…. really frustrating for me it’s already really difficult to not make comparations between inditex ppl and I don’t see my bf’s support…because they have much more money than me speak English…
I want that he speaks about me infront of the people like I am a … I do it… I speak about him his salsa skills, like oh, he is a perfect dancer and he is not. This is what I want.

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Today we were having lunch with his colleagues and then one of them asked me about running a marathon. My bf and he will run the 22 km marathon in November and he asked me about doing the 10 km marathon.  I was laughing at his question and then I realized that they were talking about my running ability before this. Then I realized that my bf laughed at me and was putting me down. I was angry because I believe/feel he should never criticise me in front of other people. He is used to criticizing me but at home. I don’t understand this kind of couple’s behavior/behavior in relationships…

We had a long conversation by wechat and he told me that he never did this but I told him that I think it’s absolutely his behavior… pfff…. It was really frustrating for me because it’s already really difficult to not make comparisons between inditex ppl and me. I don’t feel my bf’s support…because they have much more money than me, and speak English…
I want him to speak about me in front of people like I am a

TBC

… I do it… I speak about him his salsa skills, like oh, he is a perfect dancer and he is not. This is what I want.

Vocabulary

put down / putting down / put down
eg. He has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism
eg. He puts other people down to make himself feel less insecure.

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focus on the positive / negative

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give credit (where it is due) – Acknowledge someone’s contribution or ability
eg. I made the Quiche Lorraine and he helped me by cooking the bacon and mushrooms. His colleagues only gave credit to him and his efforts not me and my efforts.