Page 33 - Chatty's Obiating The Severance Of Your Marriage!

Changing It
When two people in a relationship are under stress, little things often become major issues. Situations that at one stage would have been perhaps overlooked are now added to the list of things that the partner is doing wrong. Once a relationship reaches this point, it is very difficult for one or both partners to see the good things their partner can offer them and the relationship.
Men and women are driven by their hormones. Testosterone the male sex hormone, and oxytocin, the female sex hormone each play extremely important roles in the way men and women act and react. Testosterone plants a desire in men to protect and provide for their wives. Oxytocin produces a strong need in women to nurture and care for others.
Adequate levels of both hormones are essential to produce a feeling of wellbeing and contentment. When both partners have high hormonal levels, they deal with life and their relationships in a positive way. When the hormonal levels are diminished, stress levels are raised, leading to greater risk of conflict within the relationship.
When couples had defined roles, it was easy for the couple to live their lives with these hormones operating naturally. The man in the relationship would go to work and earn enough money to sustain his family with a suitable lifestyle and all their needs. The woman in the relationship would stay home and care for her family. When couples are in a good relationship and understanding and responding to each
- 33 -