What are relationship problems?
Love is one of the most profound emotions known to human beings. There are many kinds of love, but many people seek its expression in a romantic relationship with a compatible partner (or partners). For these individuals, romantic relationships comprise one of the most meaningful aspects of life, and are a source of deep fulfillment.
While need for human connection appears to be innate, the ability to form healthy, loving relationships is learned. Some evidence suggests that the ability to form a stable relationship starts to form in infancy, in a child’s earliest experiences with a caregiver who reliably meets the infant’s needs for food, care, warmth, protection, stimulation, and social contact. Such relationships are not destiny, but they are theorized to establish deeply ingrained patterns of relating to others. The end of a relationship, however, is often a source of great psychological anguish.
Some evidence suggests that the ability to form a stable relationship starts to form in infancy, in a child’s earliest experiences with a caregiver who reliably meets their needs for food, care, warmth, protection, stimulation, and social contact. Such relationships are not destiny, but they have been theorized to establish deeply ingrained patterns of relating to others.
Adult relationships succeed or fail for many reasons beyond the partners’ childhoods, of course. Most people have to work to master the skills necessary to make romantic relationships endure and flourish, and threats to their connection are sources of great psychological anguish.
Some core challenges couples face include:
- Jealousy
- Goal-blocking
- Closed communication
- Avoidance of difficult topics
- Taking conflict personally
- Infidelity
- Finances
- Chores
- Future plans
- Responsibilities
Many relationship difficulties can be resolved or improved, yes, even infidelity. This can be achieved through approaches such as learning different communication skills, applying effective listening skills, and exploring each other’s love languages. If you don’t take some action, the issues will only get bigger.
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