Biggest challenge in a relationship?
By joy4you
@joy4you (641)
India
June 17, 2009 3:00am CST
What would you say is the single most challenging thing in a relationship?
From my experiences I would say that it is "expectations". Be it your own or of your partner, an imbalance of expectations in a relationship slowly eats away a relationship from the inside, very much like rust. It is important to set the correct levels of expectation to and from your partner. This does not mean that once you have set an expectation you follow it rigidly because you said so, expectations need to change and adapt to different situations and phases of a relationship, you give some you get some.
So what do you think?
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4 responses
@joy4you (641)
• India
17 Jun 09
Been there done that, yes I believe once a trust is broken it is very difficult to rebuild it even more so when the person doing the cheating has all the excuses in the world to justify their action and not a single apology. Sometimes it makes you wonder if they really did deserve your trust. Very hurtfull indeed, but I guess it is experiences like these that make use stronger and wiser.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
17 Jun 09
Being able to trust someone enough to be vulnerable in front of them I believe is the most challanging part of a relationship. We all have our little walls built around us for protection and sometimes it's difficult to let someone see beyond that wall. I also believe that the second most...or equally challanging...part of a relationship is learning to understand your partner.
@bluishrose (2289)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
Yes i do agree with you. Lately im feeling it that I get disappointed when im expecting too much. trust is also a big factor for me specially when its broken and it hit you unexpectedly. I guess every factor is a big challenge in a relationship becuase every single thing is important.
@12082008 (87)
• India
17 Jun 09
I think the Biggest challenge in any relationship is TRUST...Thats the fundamental and very basic of all relationship....The day you don't have trust and you lose trust your relationship strength loosens.....I think people involved in any relationship should have the basic trust and faith amongst themselves and learn to respect the other....
