Why We Should Expect Less Of Love

Expecting that a romantic partner could answer all of our needs might sound very beautiful; but such idealism is in reality rather counterproductive, rendering us impatient, angry and ultimately bitter. We d be advised to do something slightly unusual in order to love someone properly: expect a bit less of them. Sign up to our new newsletter and get 10 off your first online order of a book, product or class: For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: 2FQa76A FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects on our blog, here: It can feel very weird, and a bit threatening, to talk about taking the pressure off a relationship. Our collective, inherited Romantic culture likes to imagine functioning couples doing more or less everything together and being the centre of each others lives. The good couple is,