Why The Failed Relationship Is A Myth (According To A Love Biologist)

If you blame your partner and take no responsibility, you lose the opportunity to become a better person and a better partner. If you blame, chastise, and punish yourself, you are telling yourself that you don’t deserve to be loved, and loved well. But, again, if you hold firm to your commitment to see the lesson in every experience—if you can honor your investment in the relationship but recognize your own failings within it—the end of a relationship can teach you more about yourself than almost anything else. It can be a time of renewal—a time to take inventory, to decide what you liked and didn’t like, and to make changes to yourself. Then if you wish, you can choose again. And this time, you’ll choose better…

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