Sexual abuse in childhood leads to greater difficulty with adult relationships

Sexual abuse in childhood leads to greater difficulty with adult relationships

https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/long-term-effects-child-sexual-abuse/interpersonal-outcomes There is increasing evidence that children who have been abused, and in particular sexually abused, have greater difficulties with interpersonal relationships and especially trust compared with non-abused individuals. Given the betrayal of trust and violation of personal boundaries involved in child sexual victimisation, this is not surprising. In addition, the secrecy and often the…

Do You Wonder What Healthy Relationships Look Like?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/finding-true-love/201909/what-do-healthy-relationships-look Here’s a surprising answer to the question, what do healthy relationships look like. Healthy, happy couples live most of the time in a state of Positive Paranoia. What is Positive Paranoia? It involves giving your partner the benefit of the doubt when they do something that is disappointing or hurtful. Happy partners often see…

Tips for a successful relationship

Tips for a successful relationship

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/Relationships-tips-for-success Talk to each other and communicate your needs – don’t wait for your partner to try to guess what is going on with you. If you have something to bring up, do it gently – going on the attack rarely achieves a positive outcome. Listen to each other – often we are so busy…

Time to address their own failings in the relationship

Time to address their own failings in the relationship

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-fitness/201702/be-responsible-your-relationships If you don’t accept responsibility for your relationships, and you are unhappy in one or more, look to yourself first. It’s very easy to blame someone else for your uncomfortable feelings, so be sure to look at how you may have contributed to whatever is upsetting you at the moment. All relationships take nurturing…

How Abusive Relationships Take Root

How Abusive Relationships Take Root

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/health/domestic-violence-abusive-relationships.html “It often starts in a very insidious way,” said Patricia Pape, a psychologist in private practice in New York. “He says, ‘Don’t put Sweet-and-Low in your coffee, it’s poisonous.’ “Then, ‘When you wear that nail polish, it makes you look like a fallen woman,’ and ‘That skirt is too short, it’s too revealing.’ Or,…

Why relationships end ?

Why relationships end ?

By Bundeswehr-Fotos – originally posted to Flickr as Leopard 2 A5, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11586260 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-right-mindset/201803/the-5-reasons-relationships-fail It’s possible to reduce interpersonal conflict and improve communication with your main squeeze by avoiding verbal trespassing, maintaining respectful boundaries, and being mindful of how you give and receive information. It’s simple science. Studies show that consideration, kindness, and…

Be smarter, more empathetic, and have better relationships

Be smarter, more empathetic, and have better relationships

But first, a question for you: Would you like to be smarter, more empathetic, and have better relationships? The majority of you would probably say yes. What if I told you you could improve all those things for free, with just one small act? Now you’re perhaps both intrigued and suspicious. I promise, it’s not a trick. You…

#Aristotle #tend to #love #three #different #things

#Aristotle #tend to #love #three #different #things

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happy-together/201711/one-question-may-determine-whether-your-love-will-last In the Nicomachean Ethics, the classic tome on what constitutes the good life, Aristotle says we tend to love three different kinds of things: those that are useful, those that are pleasurable, and those that are good. And he claims that there is a type of friendship that corresponds to each of these three…

#Who #Knew #Sex #Makes #Us #Happy #Fulfilled #Relationships

#Who #Knew #Sex #Makes #Us #Happy #Fulfilled #Relationships

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201707/the-secret-reason-sex-is-so-good-your-relationship As the authors concluded, “Hence, sex seems not only beneficial because of its physiological or hedonic effects … but because it promotes a stronger and more positive connection with the partner” (p. 296). Over time, such experiences build to strengthen the bonds between partners, meaning that their long-term relationship satisfaction is bolstered as well….

#Some #People #Have #Difficult #Relationships

#Some #People #Have #Difficult #Relationships

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201706/why-some-people-just-have-difficult-relationships According to Ricco and Sierra, avoidantly-attached individuals should be less able to handle conflict for several reasons. First of all, they have a distrustful view of others, figuring that they’re not really all that loyal or caring. Secondly, they’re not as good at gauging how other people feel. Finally, avoidant individuals stay away from…