Why couples keep having the same fight, and how to work on it.
Like a well-rehearsed skit, you find yourself in the same argument, making the same points, hearing the same defenses, and ultimately, leaving equally, if not more dissatisfied as you did when you last had the same fight.
Why and how can we approach these arguments differently?
Why it’s harder to make friends.
Our minds love to create narratives of who these other people are, and the more information we have, the more we’re able to create a persona…a persona very different from our own. I’d say that what’s really stopping us from socializing is ourselves. We survey and we draw conclusions based on differences rather than sameness…and the more someone seems different, the more isolated we feel.