How Living Apart Together Is Changing Long-Term Relationships
Many couples have trouble with this aspect of marriage. They feel abandoned when their spouse wants time apart. In reality, spouses need time apart, which makes them realize the need to be back together. Spouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.
John Townsend • Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life
Instead the successful couples learn how to manage the disagreements and live life ‘around’ them—to love in spite of their areas of difference… . If we switch partners, we’ll just get ten new areas of disagreement.”
Lori Gottlieb • Mr Good Enough: The case for choosing a Real Man over holding out for Mr Perfect
What are the essential blocks to building a strong foundation between partners and establishing balance for longevity?-Not everything must be said-The combination of empathy and responsibility is very important-Be able to see things from your partners point of view, while also being able to take responsibility for things-The ability to navigate sep... See more
Tim Ferriss • Intimacy, Emotional Baggage, Relationship Longevity, and More – Esther Perel on The Tim Ferriss Show
“You mean to say,” I asked, “that people don’t really want out of the relationship itself, they just want out of the dynamic?” “That’s right,” she said. “They don’t want to go away from the person, necessarily. They want away from the feeling.”