It is possible that the expression \u201copposites attract\u201d could be as old as the concept of dating itself. We hear stories of good girls going for the bad guys, or a tight laced accountant falling for an outgoing actress. In these relationships there seems to be a balance between the two personalities that makes the relationship harmonious. This sensitive balance, if disturbed, could mean terrible things for a relationship. Relationship therapist Dr. Stephen Betchen joins us to discuss how keeping a balance of conflict between partners is the key to happy and healthy relationship.<\/p>\n
Dr. Stephen Betchen is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a\u00a0certified sex therapist with a\u00a0private practice in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University’s Graduate Program in Couple and Family Therapy, and a Senior Supervisor and Lecturer in the Post-Graduate Training Program for Couple and Family Therapy\u00a0at the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. He contributes regularly\u00a0to both\u00a0scholarly journals\u00a0and popular\u00a0national magazines. Stephen has just released a book, entitled Magnetic Partners: Discover How the Hidden Conflict That Once Attracted You to Each Other is Now Driving You Apart<\/a>, <\/em>now available on Amazon.com<\/a>. To find out more about Dr. Betchen you can visit www.magneticpartners.net<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is possible that the expression \u201copposites attract\u201d could be as old as the concept of dating itself. We hear stories of good girls going for the bad guys, or a tight laced accountant falling for an outgoing actress. In these relationships there seems to be a balance between the two personalities that makes the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,21,23,32,47,48,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advice","category-communication","category-compatibility","category-fairness","category-intimacy","category-marriage","category-podcasts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stayhappilymarried.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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