A sense of one's self exists in relationship
The sense of self is vulnerable to injury when our needs are not met by relationships or life experiences involving relationships in the present or the past.
Affairs - The elephant in the room
An affair is a damaging crisis for many relationships.
Understanding the often unvoiced problems the relationship was facing in the months or years prior can be important in rebuilding, or moving on from, a damaged relationship.
Value Systems In Couples
What is the importance of recognising different value systems in the maintenance of a healthy relationship?
In longer term relationships some of the reasons for early attraction can become a significant cause of disharmony and relationship conflict if not properly acknowledged and addressed.
Each person comes to a relationship with their own value system that developed in their family of origin and the wider environment in which they grew up. These learned behaviors lead to expectations of how men 'should' relate and behave, and how women 'should' relate and behave.