Esther Perel: What Makes Relationships Thrive
A Life of Greatness
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What Makes a Good Relationship?
What makes a good relationship is different for different people because they have different needs first of all. At the heart of affairs you also see longing and yearning for connection, for aliveness, for intimacy. The ability to take responsibility and ownership over the things that we bring is huge. I think that admiration goes a long way. You notice couples where one person talks about their partner with admiration and you know that admiration also means that you're usually quite pleased to wake up with them in the morning. What makes a great relationship number one is the ability to change, to be flexible, to be adaptive, to the new reality.
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