I have left this relationship roadblock till last because it pretty much encompasses… or rather is a result of all the others we have looked at this week. The chronic indepen dance is a solo performance of grandiose proportions that both costs us dearly and shows us what we are made of. Resentment, withdrawal, lonely [...]
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Chronic indepen’dance’
Posted in Relationship Roadblocks on September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender
Posted in Relationship Roadblocks on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Love song lyrics are usually pretty flimsy and mostly center around how he or she ‘done me wrong’ and how a life had subsequently been ruined. Sometimes however, there are some striking lyrics which hit a chord and get a little too close to the truth. The Platter’s’Great Pretender’ is one such song and it [...]
The lonely idea
Posted in Relationship Roadblocks on September 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Someone important once said ‘There is nothing more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one you have’. Hey one is better than none isn’t it? Right? That depends entirely on the content of said idea … Having one idea has the ability to close your mind off from other ideas that may [...]
The silent treatment
Posted in Relationship Roadblocks on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This behavioral doozy seems to be one held in high demand by our female sisters and I am not sure if our male counterparts can even come close to this one. The interesting thing with that withdrawal mode is that it has several hidden features – and even a plus side. Withdrawal typically presents as [...]
Raging or rippling resentment
Posted in Relationship Roadblocks on August 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
No matter which way you look at resentment, it is difficult to find a positive side to it. I believe that the majority of emotions we experience have a dark and a light side – they can feel and look negative yet they serve us in some way and at some times. Take for example, [...]
Relationship roadblocks
Posted in Relationship Roadblocks on August 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The three major pitfalls of expat relationships we talked about last week – Power, Money and IYouWe time – all have their own individual components. Some of them relate to one of the pitfalls, but most of the components have a snug, ready-made place in all three areas. Years of working in the social science [...]
