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Shiftheads - The Problem With "You Complete Me"
"You complete me" sounds romantic right up until you think about what it implies. Dr. Laurie Betito explains why that phrase, and the old "happy wife, happy life" line beside it, quietly set couples up to fail.
Retiring the Old Cliches
Betito traces where "happy wife, happy life" comes from and why it no longer fits how most couples actually live, replacing it with a version that asks something of both partners instead of one.
Two Circles, Not One
Rather than one person completing another, Betito describes healthy couples as two overlapping circles, each with their own friendships, hobbies…
The skinny
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