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The Rules of Love, 3rd Edition
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The Rules of Love, 3rd Edition

by Richard Templar
November 2015
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
5h 8m
English
Pearson Education Limited
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RULE 18

Create the power balance you both want

A good relationship is an equal one. Of course you each have strengths, and there are moments when one of you takes care of the other, and other moments when those roles are reversed.

In some relationships, however, the balance of power isn’t equal, for some reason. Sometimes one partner is very controlling, but often it’s more subtle than that. Maybe one of you likes to be looked after and the other happily assumes the protective role. Or one of you is usually irresponsible and the other acts as a kind of substitute parent.

The thing about all these imbalances is that they are almost always set up very early on in the relationship, so this is the time to be on your guard. It’s well-nigh impossible ...

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ISBN: 9781292085890