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Power struggles are part of love. As chemistry and lust wane, love relationships enter a phase of power struggles. Power struggles are a natural part of love and relationships with love. It is kind of a "powers that be" part of love. |
Love and ChemistryLove
and Power Stuggles in Relationships:
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Most relationships fail because of an abuse of misuse of power. |
All couples go from romantic love to a less infatuated
stage. Romantic love is supposed to end and it does end in a power struggle within the
relationship. The relationship moves from romantic illusion to disillusionment and the
onset of a power struggle. Anne N. Walther, M.S., in her book Divorce Hangover writes that most love relationships come apart because there is an imbalance or misuse of power. She lists power points as:
Bob Carver, Psychotherapist in Dallas, Texas, told CyberParent that control and power is an important part of any relationship. As an example, he said a person who will only consider a relationship with a younger person (will not date his/her age or older) is usually conducting a search for power, albeit probably an unconscious search for power and control.
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