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Want to Find a Great Relationship? Start with 3 Essential Mindsets

Want to Find a Great Relationship? Start with 3 Essential Mindsets, by Simone Milasas. Photograph of couple making heart shape with their hands by Kristina Litvjak
Photograph by Kristina Litvjak

If you want a great relationship, let go of your fantasies of perfection and tune into who you really are and what’s really important

Have you ever considered what truly makes a great relationship? Do you know anyone who actually has one?

Years ago, I decided I wasn’t ever having a relationship. I looked aroundRather than acknowledging there was another possibility I could create for myself, I eliminated relationship as an option altogether.

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