As we all know, conflict is
inevitable in long term relationships.
Not exact matches
Another year and another set of emotions to consider
in our
inevitable long term relationship, because I think we both know that neither of us is going to leave the other one: we were made for each other.
The goals are to gain comprehension of each other's perspective and to acknowledge that regrettable incidents are
inevitable in long -
term relationships.
Although declines
in passion are typical over the course of a
long -
term relationship, as I discussed here, there is evidence to suggest that the loss of passion is not
inevitable and that some couples manage to maintain high desire and excitement for decades.3 As Dr. Lyubomirsky discusses
in her article, one ingredient for maintaining passion is engaging
in novel activities with a partner.
Rather,
long term relationship success requires that each partner develop enhanced communication skills that permit conflict resolution and cooperation
in dealing with the
inevitable stresses that couples have to face over the course of their
relationship.
In long -
term, truly intimate
relationships, some level of betrayal and hurt is almost
inevitable — whether your partner lies about quitting smoking or has a full - blown affair.