Comments on: Is Therapy The Best Christmas Gift For Your Partner This Year? https://www.trackinghappiness.com/the-gift-of-therapy/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Hugo Huijer https://www.trackinghappiness.com/the-gift-of-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-61536 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:04:32 +0000 https://www.trackinghappiness.com/?p=22796#comment-61536 In reply to RON.

Thanks for your thoughts, Ron! Appreciate you taking the time to comment. 🙂

I agree with you, if it is not communicated clearly, giving someone therapy can feel like a non-so-subtle hint. However, if therapy has been discussed as a viable option, and the gift is given in private, would that change your opinion?

]]> By: RON https://www.trackinghappiness.com/the-gift-of-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-61239 Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:55:33 +0000 https://www.trackinghappiness.com/?p=22796#comment-61239 Therapy is, IMHO, not suitable as a surprise gift at Xmas or at any other time. A marriage or similar arrangement is a partnership of two people who should be mature and intelligent enough to raise therapy issues, and other issues, privately with their other half and agree a course of action even if it is “do nothing”. The gift notion smacks of “getting one over” on the partner who might react badly. That is never a good idea if you value the survival of the partnership. Why do people have difficulty in raising sensitive topics with their partner? Maybe because they are not in a secure and loving partnership.

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