You know, romance isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. If I were to make a list of the qualities correlated with successful marriage, romance isn’t at the top — nowhere close. Why? Because our notions of romance have been shaped by Hollywood, and it's time to reframe them. We need to get real.
The successful couples I see in my practice share predictable qualities. Their marriages are marked by pragmatism, personal responsibility and precise communication — qualities typically touted as the antithesis of romance. So, I’m going to boldly make the following proclamation: There are virtues to the unromantic partnership. "Unromance” is the new romance. And what does the “unromance” look like? Let’s break it down.
Romance isn’t all its cracked up to be. In this week’s column, Liza Finlay shares the virtues of “unromance” and how to make it work for you and your partner.
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