Dealing with triangles in bad relationships
On September 07, 2009 in Social
How to deal with triangles
Usually the triangular relationship is one which is accepted by both partners, for example if it is with a mother or friend who is quite close. In some of these cases, however, the relationship is threatened by the triangle, and then the couple must do something about it. If they can talk it over peacefully and come to an agreement that the third person is either too close or too intrusive, there is a possibility of changing the situation.
For example the woman whose mother telephones regularly at inconvenient times may ask her to phone at times when the man is not there. It is best that the suggestion comes from the woman in this case, because the man by doing so may antagonize his partner’s mother, and this may cause more conflict with his partner.
The situation with current lovers or ex-partners is more complicated. Usually there is a need for the couple to make some difficult and far-reaching decisions about where each one’s loyalty lies and whether the relationship can continue in its present form. Where the relationship goes bad in this way, you need to look at ways on how to save a bad relationship like this, and consider if maybe getting some advice to deal with these relationship issues.