6 Things That Will Happen Even In Healthy Relationships:
1. Defensiveness: becoming protective or emotionally reactive is part of human nature and shows us we are just trying to stay safe.
2. Conflict: conflict is a natural part of relating to another person. How we deal with that conflict is what determines a functional vs. a dysfunctional conflict.
3. Periods where we check out or are less engaged: with life comes ebbs and flows within our relationships. There will be periods where we feel more emotionally connected and less emotionally connected and that's ok.
4. The 'what if' thoughts: our minds have irrational and curious thoughts often. We might wonder what life would be like with someone else, being single, or think of people from our past. If these are passing thoughts, just allow them. The mind will wander.
5. Boredom: life can be very mundane and if we've had childhoods that were unpredictable or chaotic, healthy relationships may at time feel boring to us. This isn't a sign anything is wrong or bad within the relationship.
6. Feelings of disappointment: our partner will let us down or we will personalize things over the course of any relationship. It's ok for us to be disappointed or have feelings that we wish our partner could be different or meet every one of our needs.
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