There comes a time in every relationship when you realize that something you think you need and “should” have is not available.
What you do when you discover this can determine the future of the relationship, and your contentment within it.
When What We Want From Our Partner Is Not Possible
Our relationships are a dynamic beyond our complete control or understanding—best accept it
There is the relationship we are in, and the relationship we think we should be in. Best to work on the real one. goodluz/Shutterstock
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Nancy Colier
Nancy Colier is a psychotherapist, interfaith minister, thought leader, public speaker, and the author of "Can't Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety and Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination,” “The Power of Off,” and the recently released “The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Depleted and How to Get What You Need” (November, 2022.)
