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10 Predictors of a Bad Romantic Relationship Explained

The Virtual Couch

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The Power of Self-Confrontation in Relationships

When we feel anxious or we feel like the relationship is not in a good place, then oftentimes that's where we want our partner to just have sex with us. Self confrontation and self-soothing has its place in a marriage, but not when you're dependent upon it. It's okay if you've done your own work and self-confronted and recognize that it's okay to ask for things in a relationship in a marriage when it's done in a healthy way. Many people who give up on their marriage or themselves or their partner don't leave. They stay in the comfort cycle until their marriage presents the inevitable dilemmas.

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