Video: Making a Relationship Work | World of Psychology

Good relationships look easy to the outside world. But even the most successful relationship requires upkeep and compromise. A relationship can never just go on ?automatic pilot? and continue to work well for each partner.

There are no secrets to making a relationship work. It requires that both partners in the relationship tend to one another?s needs consistently, with respect, empathy, and passion. Doing it consistently, however, years into the relationship can be challenging.

In this video, Psych Central?s Ask the Therapists Daniel J. Tomasulo, Ph.D. & Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. discuss the issue of how does a person make their relationship work. What goes into making a relationship successful? Find out by watching the segment below:

Need more advice? Check out our relationship library.

Dr. Marie and Dr. Dan will be hosting many future videos on relationship and mental health topics in the weeks to come. We will post them here as we publish them, or you can check them out on our new YouTube channel. Want to learn more about Dr. Marie and Dr. Dan?

What do you think about their advice? Please leave your thoughts in our comments section.

Dr. John Grohol is the CEO and founder of Psych Central. He is an author, researcher and expert in mental health online, and has been writing about online behavior, mental health and psychology issues -- as well as the intersection of technology and human behavior -- since 1992. Dr. Grohol sits on the editorial board of the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking and is a founding board member and treasurer of the Society for Participatory Medicine.

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Grohol, J. (2012). Video: Making a Relationship Work. Psych Central. Retrieved on March 4, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/03/04/video-making-a-relationship-work/

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