Credit: SWNS / Kathy Nickerson
A relationship expert revealed four signs a relationship is going to last – and says it’s OK if couples argue as long as they "fight fair".
Clinical psychologist Dr. Kathy Nickerson said there are four very simple things that indicate a relationship is a strong one which will go the distance.
Dr Kathy - who has 22 years of experience in the field - says "it doesn’t matter if you fight sometimes - as long as you fight fair."
Indicators a relationship is strong including it "feeling easy", genuinely caring about your partner’s happiness, and being “intentionally gentle and kind” to one another.
A relationship expert revealed four signs a relationship is going to last – and says it’s OK if couples argue as long as they "fight fair".
Clinical psychologist Dr. Kathy Nickerson said there are four very simple things that indicate a relationship is a strong one which will go the distance.
Dr Kathy - who has 22 years of experience in the field - says "it doesn’t matter if you fight sometimes - as long as you fight fair."
Indicators a relationship is strong including it "feeling easy", genuinely caring about your partner’s happiness, and being “intentionally gentle and kind” to one another.
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00:00 Here are four signs your relationship is going to last.
00:03 Number one, it's easy. It feels easy most of the time. It's not a struggle. There's not tons of drama.
00:11 It's not super complicated. It's not very hard most of the time.
00:15 Everybody has struggles, but most of the time the relationship feels easy.
00:19 Number two, you fight fairly.
00:22 You're
00:24 reasonable when you're fighting. You're focused on
00:27 communication, not attacking, criticizing, blaming, defending yourself. You fight fairly.
00:33 Number three, you care about your partner's happiness.
00:37 Their being happy is important to you. You do things to make them happy. You support things that make them happy.
00:44 You go out of your way to bring them special little things to make them happy. Their happiness matters to you.
00:50 And number four, you are intentionally gentle and kind.