In long-term relationships, and sometimes even in short-term ones, partners can often find themselves stuck in a cycle of familiar arguments. They discuss the issue, resolve it, and breathe a sigh of relief, only to have the conflict resurface, with disappointing predictability, weeks or months later.
Couples often interpret this recurrence as a sign of deeper incompatibility. They grapple with questions such as, “Are we missing something?” “Are we doing this wrong?” Or even, “Why can’t we fix this?”
Psychological research offers a different, strangely reassuring perspective: 69 percent of relationship conflicts are perpetual, and here are two reasons why...
Selected excerpt(s) and linked article courtesy of Lybi Ma, psychologytoday(dot)com
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