4 Signs Your Relationship Is…Normal

How to calm your fears about not being in a “standard” relationship

A few weeks ago, I was working as a support person for a virtual couples class. When asked what everyone was looking for out of the class, people offered several answers.

They wanted to learn new skills, get closer to their partner, or enjoy quality time together. One response stood out as it showed up over and over again:

“We want to know if we’re normal!”

First, let me put your mind at ease. No one’s relationship is “normal, " but it makes sense that we’d ask that question. When striving to have a healthy relationship with our partner, we want to ensure we handle things well.

We want to know that we’re healthy, moving in the right direction, and have things as good as we think.

Here are four things you can look at to determine if you're relationship is “normal” (i.e., has all of the problems and quirks of every healthy relationship I’ve seen)

#1: You argue and disagree

Some couples in the world never fight. But that is not the norm. And even in these very low-conflict relationships, they still have disagreements. They don’t like each other 100% of the…