BLOWING UP THE MYTHS
From:  "Relationship Rescue", by Dr Phillip C McGraw

CHAPTER 3

[CHAPTER 2]

One of the biggest reasons you might believe you're a relationship failure when in fact you are not is because you think you and your partner should be following certain "rules" or meeting certain standards in your relationship.

Applying logic to the emotions of love and romance doesn't work.

I am about to share with you ten of the most dangerous relationship myths that are commonly taught, believed in, and practiced. Some of these myths have been part of your mind-set for so long that you might have difficulty even contemplating the idea that they are false. They sound so right, they sound so nice. They sound so logical!

Based on results, these myths don't have one whit to do with whether your relationship is successful. Wrong information means wrong decisions, and wrong decisions mean wrong results.

It is thus critical that you move your position on these ten commonly held beliefs about what makes a healthy relationship so that you do not continue to misdiagnose and mistreat your relationship. Your quest for relational happiness must begin with right thinking - and that means first ridding yourself of wrong thinking - cleansing the "lens" to your core of consciousness so that the truth, your innate wisdom, can shine through. Now is the time to get the myths out of your head and out of your plans so that you can be open to focusing on what does really matter in a relationship.

"Click on each of the ten Myths below to read them in detail:"

Myth #1: A GREAT RELATIONSHIP DEPENDS ON A GREAT MEETING OF MINDS

Myth #2: A GREAT RELATIONSHIP DEMANDS A GREAT ROMANCE

Myth #3: A GREAT RELATIONSHIP REQUIRES GREAT PROBLEM-SOLVING

Myth #4A GREAT RELATIONSHIP REQUIRES COMMON INTERSTS THAT BOND YOU
                   TOGETHER FOREVER

Myth #5A GREAT RELATIONSHIP IS A PEACEFUL ONE

Myth #6A GREAT RELATIONSHIP LETS YOU VENT ALL YOUR FEELINGS

Myth #7A GREAT RELATIONSHIP HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SEX

Myth #8A GREAT RELATIONSHIP CANNOT SURVIVE A FLAWED PARTNER

Myth #9THERE IS A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY TO MAKE YOUR RELATINSHIP
                   GREAT

Myth #10: YOUR RELATIONSHIP CAN BECOME GREAT ONLY WHEN YOU GET YOUR PARTNER
                   STRAIGHTENED OUT
 


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