It is tough to say because it depends on the root cause of the negativity.
If he is by default a negative person; complains about everything all the time, then no, he won’t change. I have a relative who is like this. Complains about everything always. Has always been like that and won’t change. If it is a sunny day with songbirds singing this relative would complain that the sun was too bright and the birds too loud.
If he is negative because of upbringing – unconsciously biased – then that can potentially change if he is open to doing the work. That means understanding why he feels that way and working way through seeing people as people and not as stereotypes.
If he is negative because of a bad experience then that goes with the above.
If he’s negative because of ideology then nope. You’re more likely to win the lottery than change someone’s ideologies in this day and age. If he truly believes everything he is saying then changing that is a fool’s errand.
Or he could also being negative because he is lashing out – new area, uncomfortable, feeling stressed. He isn’t really angry about what he is saying he is angry about and is redirecting. That can be worked on as well.
In the meantime you both can agree on an inoffensive way of flagging when either of you talk negative to alert and change the topic. Something like “Hey, I hear you but can we talk about for a bit?” And make sure you have a topic in mind. If you simply say “Can we stop talking about this” with nothing else then it is really easy just to pause and go right back to it.
And if nothing improves then it is time to seriously reconsider the relationship.
If he's insensitive to you all the time then leave him instead of staying with an asshole who makes you cry
It is tough to say because it depends on the root cause of the negativity.
If he is by default a negative person; complains about everything all the time, then no, he won’t change. I have a relative who is like this. Complains about everything always. Has always been like that and won’t change. If it is a sunny day with songbirds singing this relative would complain that the sun was too bright and the birds too loud.
If he is negative because of upbringing – unconsciously biased – then that can potentially change if he is open to doing the work. That means understanding why he feels that way and working way through seeing people as people and not as stereotypes.
If he is negative because of a bad experience then that goes with the above.
If he’s negative because of ideology then nope. You’re more likely to win the lottery than change someone’s ideologies in this day and age. If he truly believes everything he is saying then changing that is a fool’s errand.
Or he could also being negative because he is lashing out – new area, uncomfortable, feeling stressed. He isn’t really angry about what he is saying he is angry about and is redirecting. That can be worked on as well.
In the meantime you both can agree on an inoffensive way of flagging when either of you talk negative to alert and change the topic. Something like “Hey, I hear you but can we talk about for a bit?” And make sure you have a topic in mind. If you simply say “Can we stop talking about this” with nothing else then it is really easy just to pause and go right back to it.
And if nothing improves then it is time to seriously reconsider the relationship.