Although it wasn’t a huge part of Chapter 1, emotional residues jumped out at me
while I was reading. Without going into too much detail on the back-story,
there is a couple in my life (my in-laws) that are the living, breathing
example of this idea. Emotional residue is basically when a person is unhappy
in a relationship and makes them want a change in that connection. Arguments
are constant, and they just don’t care anymore. It’s always about their pride
and egos, and not wanting to back down and “lose”. I was watching a television
show and a couple was in counseling, and their therapist said, “If you want to
win as an individual, you will lose as a couple.” That stayed with me, and I
try to keep that in mind when conflicts arise between my fiancé and I. What I
took away from reading about emotional residues that I hope to pass onto my
in-laws are that these problems must be dealt with and their relationship must
be managed in a more positive and healthy way.
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