Misery: The Secret to Happiness

by liamssoft | June 1, 2007 at 07:12 am

339 views | 0 Recommendations | 0 comments

Do we expect to much from a relationship. This idea of needing someone to make us happy or expecting everything to be rosy is not realistic. Now two leading American Universities think they have found the answer.

The key to a happy relationship could be accepting that some miserable times are unavoidable, experts say.

Therapists from California State University and Virginia Tech University say accepting these problems is better than striving for perfection.

And they blame cultural fairytales and modern love stories for perpetuating the myth that enjoying a perfect relationship is possible.

The report was published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.