DYSFUNCTIONAL

When relationships don't operate normally or properly, they are considered dysfunctional.  How we define normal or proper varies with each person and within each family.  Becoming an independent and full-functioning adult is the first step.  Becoming a couple requires additional skills while forming a successful and balanced relationship.  Adding children to the family becomes even more complicated.  Some people enter into relationships too soon and have children before they are ready to assume the numerous functions necessary.  

As decades pass, one spouse may become the caretaker of the other who may then pass away.   The surviving widow or widower must learn how to function alone.   

 

We all want a safe, happy, and healthy life where we can grow and develop our talents, but the path to creating good relationships has many roadblocks, twists, and turns.  We are all a work in progress. The goal is to make everyone involved feel safe, valued, and loved.