Why Women Leave their "Ideal" Marriages: Three themes I have seen as a Relationship Therapist Why women leave their committed relationships. Maybe you’ve personally experienced what I am about to discuss, or maybe you have just seen women around you make the decision to leave their marriages. Either way, this blog is intended to discuss certain themes I have seen as a Relationship Therapist that are associated with women in particular choosing to.
Although most won't admit it, men love to be in love. In fact, many men need to be in a relationship more than women do. This is because a good relationship is settling for a man, a place where he can share feelings that he might not be able to talk about with anyone else. In our society, women are permitted to have close, bonded relationships with their girlfriends. They talk to each other openly, and turn to one another for support easily, but men don't. Believe it or not, for many guys their love relationship is the one place where they can allow themselves to be truly intimate.
Love has been a favored topic of philosophers, poets, writers, and scientists for generations, and different people and groups have often fought about its definition. While most people agree that love implies strong feelings of affection, there are many disagreements about its precise meaning, and one person’s “I love you” might mean something quite different than another’s. Some possible definitions of love include:
1. A willingness to prioritize another’s well-being or happiness above your own.
2. Extreme feelings of attachment, affection, and need.
3. Dramatic, sudden feelings of attraction and respect.
4. A fleeting emotion of care, affection, and like.
5. A choice to commit to helping, respecting, and caring for another, such as in marriage or when having a child.
6. Some combination of the above emotions.
