Assertive Partners Better In The Long Run
January 19, 2012 6:03 pm Pop Culture NewsAn assertive partner, one just as tough as you, might not sound like the ideal person for a long term relationship but experts say to think again. Marrying a pushover, a veritable milquetoast might sound like an easy person to get along with, or as the case can be, to do your bidding, but according to many who make their living analyzing how the rest of us live, even the most assertive husband would be receptive to a more equal better half.
These experts agree that long after you’ve counted all the booty in the Wedding Card Box your relationship depends on a healthy blend of give and take, and the full development of each partner’s true personality and goals and desires. If one partner, in this case the wife, is submissive on all issues, then not only is she failing to recognize the reasons behind her willingness to give in, but she is also failing to grow into a mature and much more interesting and lovable adult. And one that will win the respect of her overbearing husband.
In many instances men whose affections wander are found to be involved with women that are unlike their wives, especially if the little woman is also a meek little woman. Men are attracted to inner strength and believe it or not, there’s also a stronger hormonal reaction between two equally matched individuals with chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, vassopresson, testosterone and estrogen , all of which promote love and lust, said to flow more freely in these couples.
