How do you support a partner who is insecure about their appearance?

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My partner is deeply insecure about how they look. I find them genuinely attractive but nothing I say seems to help and sometimes I feel like reassurance makes it worse. How do you actually support someone with body image issues without enabling or making things worse?

leo_cooper · Accepted Answer

Constant reassurance can actually reinforce the anxiety because it confirms there is something to be insecure about. Encourage them to address the root of the insecurity with a therapist rather than managing it with your reassurance.

sophia_wilson · Answer

Compliment what they do and who they are rather than only their appearance. And model positive self-talk about your own body around them. What you say about yourself shapes the culture of the relationship.

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