- There are 15 “small but important” things you must have known about your partner when you were together for half a year.
- So said US relations therapist Jeff Guinter in the viral TikTok video.
- In another viral video, Guenther says it’s “good” to be attracted to someone else when you’re in a committed monogamous relationship.
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From someone’s favorite TV show to their best friend, after six months together, you should know a few things about each other.
This is what the American says Relationship therapist Jeff Guntherwhose tik tokThe video on this topic got more than 4 million views and 600,000 likes last month.
Under the username therapyjeff, he shared 15 “small but very important things” he thinks you should know about a partner if you’ve been in a six-month relationship.
here they are:
- How does your partner want to celebrate his birthday?
- How much time does a person need for themselves?
- What is your partner’s favorite food?
- What excites your partner and gets him in the mood?
- How long does it take for someone to get ready and walk out the door?
- What is your partner’s favorite TV show?
- What is the opinion of the most controversial person?
- Who is your partner’s best friend and why?
- Which family member motivates your partner the most?
- What makes your partner laugh instantly?
- What is his biggest feeling of insecurity?
- What is the best way to support your partner when they are stressed or upset?
- What does one ultimately want from this relationship?
- What does your partner like to spend money on?
- What is a person’s greatest sin?
The video has more than 2,600 comments from people making their claims and adding questions to the list.
One TikTok user wrote, “Does someone fart every five minutes? If I had known this 22 years ago, this would have been a deal breaker. And I’m serious.”
“How anger is handled. For example, I want to leave just to process it and only talk afterwards. Don’t force me to open up if I don’t already know how I’m feeling,” another wrote.
Guenther, a practicing couples therapist for 17 years, tells Insider that the list of questions “may seem silly or unimportant on their own, but the questions can paint an intimate picture of the person you’re in a relationship with.”
“You probably won’t be able to answer all the questions, so it’s also a fun exercise that creates more intimacy while you go through the list with your loved one,” he says.
There was also a necessary buzz about another event last month Viral Post on TikTokGuenther stated that it was “good” to be attracted to another person while in a committed monogamous relationship.
“If you imagine what it would be like when you’re dating or interacting with this person, that’s fine. It doesn’t mean you’re not completely in love with your partner, and it doesn’t automatically represent a red flag that something is wrong with you, or your relationship with them,” he said in the clip. The video has garnered more than 2.2 million views.
“Being attracted to many different people is very normal and doesn’t magically disappear when you’re in love with someone. There are a lot of attractive people in the world and it’s okay to think about what it’s like to be everywhere with them. Every once in a while. Be.” .
The video sparked a heated debate, with many people denouncing his stance. Someone said, “Normalizing your attraction to others is the first step to cheating.” “Only what happens first in your mind will eventually happen in real life.”
Guenther told Insider he was surprised by how exciting the video was.
“But when I thought about it a little more, I understood. It’s very threatening to imagine your partner being attracted to someone else. Suddenly your relationship seemed to be in jeopardy. And that’s precisely why I wanted to stress that it is about a very normal feeling.”
then put in New TikTok video He points out that there is a big difference between feeling any attraction and completely losing yourself in those feelings.
“If you can’t stop imagining other people, that could be a problem,” Gunter said. “Of course, if you give in to those needs while you’re in a monogamous relationship, that’s okay.”
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