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FROM LEMON/Friend Advice Column

Why Romantic Partnership Power Struggles Must Remain a Work in Progress

How’s that working out for you?

Suzanne V. Tanner, MBA

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Written by: Suzanne V. Tanner and Amy Marley

Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash

Did you marry your high school sweetheart?

My dear friend Anna did, and recently said it feels like that wedding date was a century ago. True, Anna talks about current times, when covid has exponentially added to relationship stress.

Still, covid or not, the longer you are with someone, the easier it gets. Right? Indeed at some point, an automatic pilot groove is reached, and the ol’ you no longer have to work at it kicks in. Yes?

Um. No.

The first thing I said to Anna? “Read this terrific FROM LEMON guest writer piece by the talented Suntonu Bhadra.”

Suntonu discusses how he and his partner manage the 50/50 ongoing negotiations in their daily lives. It is interesting to read how they adjust, discuss, try different approaches and aim to…

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