http://themarriagecounselingblog.com/marriage-counseling/friendships-as-support-for-couples/ Discussions on Marriage, Family, and Counseling. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://themarriagecounselingblog.com/marriage-counseling/friendships-as-support-for-couples/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 elle wood Fri, 08 May 2009 16:00:58 +0000 http://themarriagecounselingblog.com/?p=933#comment-1330 It is important to have outside friendships, and outside interests. It is essential that both persons in a successful relationship take the time to pursue their own aspirations and dreams. We’re not talking about selfish, self indulgent, purposeless, time wasting distractions. We’re referring to meaningful pursuits that result in each partner achieving an important personal accomplishment. The fulfillment of this goal brings about a feeling of intense satisfaction, joy, and fulfillment. Examples include such things as a desire to finish school, to pursue training for a new career, to lose weight, to pay off credit card debt, to learn to speak another language, to pursue a hobby, to deepen one’s spiritual connection, to travel, or whatever. Each person has their own individual longings and desires that they wish to fulfill. It is important to have outside friendships, and outside interests.
It is essential that both persons in a successful relationship take the time to pursue their own aspirations and dreams. We’re not talking about selfish, self indulgent, purposeless, time wasting distractions. We’re referring to meaningful pursuits that result in each partner achieving an important personal accomplishment. The fulfillment of this goal brings about a feeling of intense satisfaction, joy, and fulfillment. Examples include such things as a desire to finish school, to pursue training for a new career, to lose weight, to pay off credit card debt, to learn to speak another language, to pursue a hobby, to deepen one’s spiritual connection, to travel, or whatever. Each person has their own individual longings and desires that they wish to fulfill.

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