How Your Childhood Affects Your Relationships - Page 6
If your parents were seemingly happy…
You didn’t hear them argue. They had cheery dispositions. They both had their own activities that made them happy—but separately. Your mom was the head of every charity organization in town, was married to her work, or had an overly active social life. Your dad did any and all of the above, as well. And this made them happy enough to not totally realize that there wasn’t much closeness between them. That they didn’t communicate very deeply or connect entirely.