Maybe your relationship isn’t dead
I know that some of you are in relationships that feel like this plant right now.
Your relationship is dry. Unhealthy. Malnourished. Frail. Dying.
You’re ready to give up. You want to quit.
I don’t know you or your situation so I can’t really give any advice. What I can tell you is that the plant’s dry, dead, brittle look isn’t always for forever. Sometimes this is just the season in the plant’s life. The season right before the plant turns green and its flowers bloom.
Maybe your relationship isn’t dead. Maybe it’s just in the season right before it blooms.
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December 17th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Thanks; I love the metaphor! Every relationship has it’s ups and downs; too many people jump ship when it gets hard. It’s good to remember that the hard times don’t last forever.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Thanks for the comment, Kristin! Yeah, I think that’s one of the biggest problems for couples, believing that it will NEVER get better. Some couples I’ve counseled hate talking about how they’ve had “hard times”, but I love it because going through hard times gives you the ability to know they don’t last forever!