Relationships aren't perfect, and can have more ups and downs than a roller coaster ride. However, healthy relationships require honest communication, mutual respect and good habits from both sides.
It's easy to spend countless hours getting worked up and over-analytical about a Facebook status or picture, or a sudden phone call that interrupts date night, or even looking for faults in why the relationship won't last.
Yes, relationships require work and can be happily successful. But before you lash out at your partner, or find something else to add to the "cons" list, should you possibly be working on your own habits?
Research professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, author and therapist, Dr. Terri Orbuch, PhD, shares the most common unhealthy habits that could ruin even the best relationship.
Habits that Ruin a Relationship
Relationships aren't always about rainbows and butterflies, but are your bad habits the reason for the downfall?
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 2
- Audio File: staying_well/1343sw1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Terri Orbuch, PhD
- Book Title: 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great
- Guest Website: The Love Doctor
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Guest Bio:
Dr. Terri Orbuch is a therapist, professor at Oakland University, research professor at the Institute for Social Research at University of Michigan, and director of a long-term NIH-funded study.
She is author of five best-selling books, including 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great, and Finding Love Again: 6 Simple Steps to a New and Happy Relationship.
A national blogger and popular relationship adviser on radio, TV, print, and online, she has a new PBS special, Secrets From The Love Doctor, that airs nationally starting November 2013. - Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: Yes
- Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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Staying Well
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