'The two biggest struggles I see with couples are a lack of authentic aliveness and entitlement or taking one another for granted,' one therapist says.
and found that they generally offer up pretty predictable advice: communicate, compromise, express appreciation.
"People in long term relationships start to not have a good time when they become hyper-fixated on their needs and their experiences," says Lisa Marie Bobby, a relationship psychologist and founder of Growing Self Counseling & Coaching in Denver. "They aren't asking, 'What's it like to be with me?'" "In conflict, make sure that their experience is just as important as your experience," she says. "Make sure how they're feeling is just as important as how you are."People often dismiss or forget the value of community once they enter a partnership, says Dené Logan, a marriage and family therapist and author of "Sovereign Love." They believe that their partner can fulfill all their relational needs, which, of course, no singular person can do.
Not putting as much emphasis on having the same interests or hobbies as your partner is freeing and healthy.
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