There are many reasons why relationships fail. The most common reasons are the lack of trust, communication, respect, and honesty. All these combined make a solid foundation for the rest of the relationship structure. It is similar to building a house if there is not a solid foundation the rest of the structure will not be able to hold together. Relationships require all these elements to be successful.
There are many other elements that can also contribute to a relationship failing. These can be anything from lack of maturity, growing apart, wrong priorities, money issues, narcissism, and many forms of abuse. This list can have many other types of smaller branches leading off them that will contribute to a failing relationship, however, if the main foundation elements are practiced none of the smaller issues should not develop.
Any relationship requires a lot of work for those involved and it must be continuous for the duration of the relationship. They are called partners because being in a relationship is very much a partnership. If one partner is not doing their share of the work, then a resentment will form. A relationship is really no different than a business relationship, if one is doing all the work while the other sits back and does nothing the business will eventually fail no matter how great the payoff. It …show more content…
It is also the time to stipulate what will be the dos and don’ts within the relationship. Having disagreements are healthy because it helps each other gain respect for one another. If the disagreement becomes a yelling match, then really nobody is really listening. This accomplishes nothing and may cause deep damage within relationship. Who wants to discuss issues with anyone who only responds with yelling? Trust, communication, respect, and honesty must be maintained at all times during a relationship for it to be