Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest - it doesn't exist.
Naturally, everything boils down to relationships in my books.
If we look honestly at our relationships, we can see so much about how we have created them.
A healthy relationship is built on unwavering trust.
At some level, every relationship is assaulted by an aroma of judgment - this sense that we will never measure up to the expectations and demands of another.
But, the relationships that I see work - As long as they're telling the truth, and saying the things that you don't ever want to have to say to another human being.
Research shows that couples who have a lot of similarities, including intellectual compatibility, end up staying together.
Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.
In our world of rampant 'individualisation', relationships are mixed blessings. They vacillate between a sweet dream and a nightmare, and there is no telling when one turns into the other.
What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur.
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