Tell me who you’re with and I’ll tell you who you are! An old phrase, but with knowledge that still applies today. In life, the people we surround ourselves with can shape who we become. This holds true for friendships, where relationships can either foster personal growth or contribute to stress. Unfortunately, societal competition often
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Let’s talk about competition in relationships
"I see couples in therapy daily who, literally, compete for everything. Who earns more, who is smarter, who has more training, who does the house chores faster and with perfection, who educates the children better, who makes fewer mistakes, and so on."
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What happens when love crosses borders? In psychology, we often use the term “binational relationships” to refer to relationships between two people of different nationalities. There are several wonderful and interesting aspects to having a binational relationship. Not least of which is learning about new things that are peculiar to the culture of our partner.
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