Episode 134: Keeping The Standards Up In Relationship

I don't know about anyone else, but the fairy tales that I heard as a child tended to promise that after the initial barriers to love were beaten, it was happy ever after! I thought all you had to do was find your soul mate and the rest would be easy!  The reality is somewhat different and it turns out that if you want your relationship to continue to be meaningful, some expectations of effort need to be still met. When a couple hasn't had discussions about expectations and standards in a relationship that are measurable, it is easy to lose our way. Setting agreed-upon standards, committing to those standards and regular check-ins can really be vital to staying together in a meaningful way. This episode explores the value of standards in supporting, long term healthy relating.