If it deteriorates, the relationship is doomed to come to an end. Intimacy is the strength behind successful couples and deep friendships. In fact, if there’s no intimacy between them, it doesn’t matter how much commitment and routine they maintain, the quality of their relationship will deteriorate. However, no event, no matter how important, like getting married, having children, or signing a mortgage, for example, is more important than seeking a passionate, faithful, and reciprocal love.ĭue to ‘demands from the environment’, a couple might assume take on certain roles and responsibilities, neglecting what’s truly important for their relationship. Furthermore, no one, except the members of the couple themselves know if they’re really continuing in a relationship out of love or a suffocating kind of commitment.Īll couples face new challenges and stages in their relationships. Surprising as it may seem, the length of a relationship doesn’t say much about its quality. In fact, if there are still any worthwhile moments in their shared routine.Ĭouple conflicts create distances in the relationship. This feeling makes them wonder if it’s worth continuing. In fact, seven years is usually more than enough for them to be relatively predictable in their behavior.Īt this point, many couples feel that the magic in their relationship is on the decline or has even disappeared. In those seven years, they’ve had time to experiment, fail, and come back.
If the seven-year itch exists, it’s because they feel as if they’ve already gone as far as they can go in their relationship and are currently experiencing a sense of stagnation. So why does it happen?Īfter seven years in a relationship, one or both partners reach a ‘review’ period of their life together. However, there’s nothing magical or horrific about the seven-year timeline, even though the number of separations at this point does offer food for thought. It marks a time associated with a certain stagnation in the couple. The idea of a crisis in the seventh year of a relationship is rooted in popular language.
In fact, when it occurs, it’s usually due to a shared disinterest in the relationship by both partners. Indeed, the so-called seven-year-old itch may be frequent but it’s not universal. Some couples break up after seven years together, while others survive this critical period or never experience it at all. In this article, we’ll address one of the popular myths concerning the evolutionary milestones in romantic relationships due to the passage of time.
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