Love Only Lasts With a Growth Mindset

Love Only Lasts With a Growth Mindset
If we look at our marriage as something to give to, instead of something to take from, we will have the mindset to create a resilient and healthy partnership. bbernard/Shutterstock
Barry Brownstein
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It won’t be a surprise to most of us that up to 50 percent of marriages in the United States fail.
In his book “The All or Nothing Marriage,“ psychology professor Eli Finkel describes the increasing expectations that strain marriages: “In contrast to our predecessors, who looked to their marriage to help them survive, we look to our marriage to meet our needs for passion and intimacy and to facilitate our voyages of self-discovery and personal growth.”
Barry Brownstein
Barry Brownstein
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Barry Brownstein is professor emeritus of economics and leadership at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of “The Inner-Work of Leadership,” and his essays have appeared in publications such as the Foundation for Economic Education and Intellectual Takeout.
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