Is There a Way to Accept the Otherness in Relationships?

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There's no cookie cutter answer to something like that, Dr. Orna says. People have different needs in terms of how much together they need and how much space they need. We always end with a teeny segment called the next straight thing, which is just one little thing that if people don't try anything else that they can do. After this, can you send me an email about where you get your sweaters and scarves? Are you taking new clients? That would be great.

1. What we are really fighting about when we’re fighting about the dishwasher.

2. We can stop asking whether what’s missing is a “want” or a “need” – and the question to ask instead.

3. How to use what most frustrates you about your partner to bring you closer.

4. How to start thinking of our partnerships as our own mini political systems.

5. What to do if your partner won’t go to therapy, or if you’re feeling invisible in your relationship.

About Dr. Guralnik:

Dr. Orna Guralnik is a psychoanalyst and writer, who serves on the faculty of NYU PostDoc, National Institute for the Psychotherapies, the Stephen Mitchel Center, and the editorial boards of Psychoanalytic Dialogues and Studies in Gender & Sexuality. Her writing centers on the intersection of psychoanalysis, dissociation, and cultural studies. She has completed the filming of four seasons of the Docu-series Couples Therapy, airing on Showtime.

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