It takes two to tango: Emotional connection in couple relationships

Sophie Holmes

“The mysteries of passion, love, and how to best live day to day in a couple relationship is one of the most constant subject of conversations. Literature is dominated by these themes and movies make millions from the subject, highlighting how couple relationships are a major source of emotional passion and joy, as well as the deepest pain. For the past 30 years, as a psychologist specialising in couples and family therapy, I have found that couples are very different in how they manage the demands of day-to-day living. However, when couples are suffering and struggling with various forms of pain, as well as the pathways out of the pain, they are remarkably similar …”