Psychologists have explained why our partners lose to the imaginary ideal

06.09.2024 15:35

Surely every person in a relationship has asked themselves the question of why their partner is not at all like their ideal lover from their dreams.

One of the reasons is that we choose our soulmate based on generally accepted standards.

However, this aspect is not the only one, as psychologists emphasized.

So why are our real partners not like our imaginary ones? The answer to this question was given in the second part of our material.

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The fact is that our choice of a romantic partner is very often influenced by the type of relationships that developed in our families.

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A person who has observed a healthy interaction between a mother and father will never pay attention to an abuser, for example. And vice versa.

In addition, we are involuntarily inclined to pay attention to individuals who have similar traits to our close relatives.

Thus, a person who is similar to our parents, grandparents will cause an involuntary desire to get closer to him.

Author: Margarita Sadkovskaya Editor of Internet resources