Every relationship is comprised of two individuals coming together- with different backgrounds, wants, needs, and beliefs- it’s as if two different worlds come together. No wonder relationships are so difficult. How do you know how much to give and how to ask for what you need? How do you know when your giving too much and in an unhealthy relationship?
I don’t think I have ever heard anyone, friend or client, say after a relationship break-up, “Oh boy! I get to start dating again!” Dating is pretty universally hated. We date because it is worse to face the prospect of living our lives alone, and so far nobody has come up with another way to meet and get to know a prospective partner.
I don’t think I have ever heard anyone, friend or client, say after a relationship break-up, “Oh boy! I get to start dating again!” Dating is pretty universally hated. We date because it is worse to face the prospect of living our lives alone, and so far nobody has come up with another way to meet and get to know a prospective partner.
Resilience is a part of adapting and accepting that adversity will be in various stages of our lives. Relationship resilience comes from experience and lessons learned from different relationships. Research shows that resilience is ordinary, not extraordinary, not without emotional distress though, which is a part of life.