For a Great Relationship, Avoid These 6 Hurtful Habits

Stop sighing at the mention of date night.

Karen Nimmo
Published in
4 min readJul 23, 2021

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Want a great relationship?

Or at least a better one than you have now?

It’s a fair aim. Not easy though, is it? Not when you’re busting ass at work, still folding laundry at midnight and that dishevelled person slumped on the couch in their sweatpants will still want to have sex when you’re done.

Ah relationships. I sometimes wonder how any two people stay together, ever. We all get stressed. We all have annoying bits. We all drive each other crazy. But, still, we feel compelled to try. That’s because, when it goes well, love is tonic for the human spirit.

There are no guarantees in love, but if you want a piece of all it has to offer, you have to give it your best shot — or at least get rid of your worst.

There are a million habits that can undermine love and I don’t want to depress anyone. But here are six we could all do without.

6 Hurtful Habits You Should (Try To) Avoid

“The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger. Roots entrench themselves and branches grow. The task of breaking a bad habit is…

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Karen Nimmo

Clinical psychologist, author of 4 books. Editor of On the Couch: Practical psychology for health and happiness. karen@onthecouch.co.nz