Healthy Relationships

Relationships are challenging.

Most people have literally no idea what a healthy relationship looks like.

So many people come from divorce. A healthy relationship is one in which:

Both look forward to spending time together (whether quietly. talking or doing an activity together)
Both can communicate comfortably and expect to be understood
Conflict is not feared, and when it happens (rarely) it is brief and resolved in a warm and loving manner
Both people expect that their wants and needs will be respected
Each person encourages the other to be their best
Each feel the other person truly likes and respects them
Each person feels that the other person ‘has their back’
Their life goals align
If they are parents, they co-parent cooperatively and have a similar style and approach (so that they are not at odds and children cannot play them against each other).

If you are struggling in your relationships, you might be saying the following to yourself:

One partner or the other typically feels an emotional distance from their partner.

Both partners feel like the other does not understand them, and does not understand where they are coming from.

Some feel a state of anxiety surrounding their relationships - worrying what their partner is doing, or if they might break up with them.

There is often frustration, anger, and resentment in a troubled relationship - either owing to past deeds, or to other struggles in the relationship.

Many feel a sense of despair, like their relationships are always unhealthy and a source of stress and other negative emotions.

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Dr. Dan Litov, PhD

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Licensed Provider

Dr. Dan Litov, PhD

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