“If this were the right relationship, it wouldn't feel like work — and any doubt is data.” The loop audits a living relationship against a frictionless imaginary one, and the imaginary one always wins.
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The Science of Destiny vs. Growth Beliefs: Why 'Right Relationships Just Work' Is the Wrong Script
7 scripts this research explains — When a relationship hits friction — an argument that won't resolve, a phase where closeness dims — people split into two
“A real best friend would just get it, need no scheduling, and never get close to anyone else.” The myth holds friendships to a standard no marriage survives — then reads normal friction as fading.