Common Challenges For Most Couples/Relationships
Differences in priorities, identities, and values
Gender norms and differences (socializations and norms)
Racial identity and differences (interracial issues)
Ability status and differences (interabled relationships)
Cleanliness
Time, timeliness, and being late
Accomplishments
Status
Finances and how to spend money
And more
Negotiation of labor and household tasks (division of labor)
Groceries
Cleaning
Fixing household items/repairs
Landscaping
Laundry
And more
Child rearing and raising children
Raising children in a certain faith or no faith at all
Socialization
Norms
Punishment
Rewards
Education
Spirituality and beliefs
Financial issues
Spending too much
Frugalness and spending too little
Scarcity
Growing up poor
Growing up rich or wealthy
Differences in financial situations
Differences in financial situations growing up
Intimacy issues
Physical touch
Emotionality
Vulnerabiltiy
Sharing or internalizing
Sex issues
Discrepancies in sexual desires and libido
Changing and growing with your partner through the years
Illness
Transitions such as moving, changing jobs, losing a job, etc.
Value changes
Goal changes
Making agreements
Collaboration
Working together
Compromising
Having each other’s backs
Creating a couple bubble
Understanding thirds/outsiders that threaten the health of your relationship and partnership
Trauma and neglect
Trust and mistrust
Esteem and worth
Identity
Intimacy
Impacts of trauma on the relationship
And more