Flogging equals working at your relationship. Many of us have been raised to believe that ‘love’ is sticking through thick and thin … trying to love them into changing. There’s a cynicism that everyone eventually ends up miserable and that “nobody is perfect”. While the latter’s true, plenty of people navigate the rough and the smooth and ultimately have mutually fulfilling relationships. It’s not about forcing yourself to be happy with things that leave you hungry and hurt in the relationship.
