Marriage
by sari and · updated 3mo ago
Marriage
Alara added 4mo ago
Marriage isn’t a personal growth hack designed to fuel my journey to self-actualization; but it won’t strip me of my unique self, either. It is something quieter. Stronger. Like bedrock. A union of two souls. It encourages, supports, challenges, forgives, and most importantly, makes me more of who I am, not less. Like two binary stars, marriag
... See moreStuart Evans added 7mo ago
- There are so many wonderful benefits to committing to building a life with someone that are not knowable until you are in it. Men often get this backward, thinking they need to figure out their life on their own before committing to someone because having a partner or family will be some sort of distraction or loss of productivity. But nothin... See more
from Known Costs, Unknowable Benefits by Infinite Play
Stuart Evans added 10mo ago
Perhaps the most striking thing I learned is that the answer to whether today’s marriages are better or worse is “both”: The average marriage today is weaker than the average marriage of yore, in terms of both satisfaction and divorce rate, but the best marriages today are much stronger, in terms of both satisfaction and personal well-being, than t
... See morefrom Opinion | The All-or-Nothing Marriage (Published 2014) by Eli J. Finkel
Jennifer Baez added 10mo ago
- The right person isn't someone who can read your mind. Get rid of your unrealistic expectations. Learn to communicate better, with calm and maturity, not defiance and anger.
sari added 1y ago
Stuart Evans added 2y ago
It is our relationships are the most impactful in creating overall life satisfaction. Yet few of us are putting intentional effort to make sure that they actually bring a satisfaction. Most people are expecting relationships to be satisfying automatically without having to put in intentional work. All relationships go through periods of disillusionment and disappointment. You have to put intentional work into learning how to do relationships better. Your partner is not a parent wherre you simply deserve to receive love and care in a healthy relational setting. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚. Take your power and co-author your relationship. What have I left out? What will you add?
sari added 2y ago
sari added 2y ago
