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Over the years I’ve seen therapists here and there, and one of the first questions they always ask me is, “Are you in a relationship?” If my answer was yes, then their follow-up question has always been, “Do you feel that you can talk to your partner about anything if you need to?” (I think part of the reason they ask this is to make sure you have somebody at home to pick up the slack in between your therapy appointments or when your therapist can’t answer her phone). I have always answered yes, but looking back I realize, I really couldn’t talk to all my partners about anything.
When you finally meet that person that you can be open with, you realize just how much you were holding back from partners in the past. And being able to talk to your partner about anything is critical, not just for the happiness of the couple, but for your own mental and even physical health. So can you actually talk to your partner about anything? Let’s see.
