Alexandra Niel argues that competition destroys relationships. Instead of keeping score, couples should collaborate, listen to each other, and treat the partnership as a safe place where you're on the same team.
Some relationships end in divorce because of competition within the relationship. In our hustle to compete in life, we forget that the relationship is the one place where competition has no space. We chase after promotions, we keep up with the Joneses, we try to win at the game of life, and when we carry that energy home, we end up competing with each other, sometimes competing with our kids. We compete to get our voices heard, we speak over each other so that we can get our points across. But it's important to remember your relationship is meant to be a safe haven. It is a place where you can go to be heard, to share ideas, emotions. It's a place of safety because when you think about it, it's not you against each other, it's the two of you against the world.
