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Head and Heart: Is a little loneliness in a marriage always a bad thing?
Manage episode 513463824 series 5385
It's the three words every newly-engaged couple is given as well-meaning advice at some point: "marriage is hard".
But we also hear that "familiarity breeds contempt" - and over the course of a few decades, highs and lows are normal ... right?
When two people marry - they'll bring with them different hobbies, different expectations, and different ways of communicating.
So, it's unlikely you'll mesh perfectly, 100 per cent of the time.
But - those disconnects can leave you feeling... well, lonely.
Is some level of loneliness in a marriage to be expected?
2676 episodes
Manage episode 513463824 series 5385
It's the three words every newly-engaged couple is given as well-meaning advice at some point: "marriage is hard".
But we also hear that "familiarity breeds contempt" - and over the course of a few decades, highs and lows are normal ... right?
When two people marry - they'll bring with them different hobbies, different expectations, and different ways of communicating.
So, it's unlikely you'll mesh perfectly, 100 per cent of the time.
But - those disconnects can leave you feeling... well, lonely.
Is some level of loneliness in a marriage to be expected?
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