Esther Perel is one of the gurus of the counselling field. She is well respected and well written with very little controversy around her opinions. One of her observations is “we live in a time in which we no longer divorce because we are unhappy: we divorce because we think we could be happier. We demand a lot more from marriage in terms of satisfaction, happiness and emotional and sexual intimacy.”
Hint: Try to look at your whole life. Try to find a wellbeing, happiness and satisfaction from multiple sources not just one. Just as we are told to keep a “diversified financial portfolio”, equally keep a wide source of wellbeing, not just from one person!
Psychotherapy, Page 59. January 2015
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