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A little healthy competition can be a good thing, but not in your relationship. That is something I worry about with all of these self-proclaimed power couples. Power couples certainly do exist, but I think the true power couple is identified by outsiders. If you call yourself a power couple, then that immediately indicates that being powerful and being perceived as highly successful or well known as a couple is important to you. But that shouldn’t really be a factor in who you choose as a romantic partner. Your romantic relationship should be pure, innocent, and free of any concerns of outsider opinion. But we all know those couples who fancy themselves another version of Kim and Kanye. And once status and notoriety are so important, then there is this element of competition within the relationship. Each person feels pressure to contribute to this pseudo celebrity status. Maybe your partner does push you to be successful in your career, but is that the person who should push you? Is that the person who should intimidate you? Won’t the rest of the world push you enough, and your relationship should be a safe space? Here are reasons you should never compete with your partner.
You need to discuss your failures
The best way to learn from our failures is to talk about them. We need to hash them out, analyze what happened, and see what we can do differently next time. But you won’t feel comfortable analyzing your mistakes with your partner if you are competitive with him. You don’t even want him to know that you make mistakes.
