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Final Applied Project Literature Review
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Managing challenges in our relational life
The main research questions that will be explored in this research paper are the methods
used in managing the challenges in our relational life? How do to deal with relationship
challenges? What are the biggest challenges in a relationship? How do I manage your
relationship? Why do I struggle with relationships? How to get through hard challenges in a
relationship?
People are always engaged in relationships with other individuals. These prelateships
might be romantic, family or even work relationships. However, of all the relationships, the
hardest relationships to maintain are romantic relationships. Several relationship experts have
stated that romantic relationships are not a roller coaster, and therefore the people involved in
these relationships should expect challenges once in a while (Temple). Several research studies
have identified that handling the challenges in the relationship determines the nature of the
relationship and the engagement of the individuals involved in the relationship. Every
relationship has its challenges and, therefore, different managing challenges for different
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challenges in different relationships. Even though relations never lack challenges, knowing of the
challenges ahead of time makes one have better chances of managing and overcoming these
challenges (Fay). This means that it is important to know the different types of challenges that
one can expect in a relationship early enough for the relationship to withstand the challenges.
The main reason why knowing the challenges in a relationship prior is that one gains the
knowledge of the different ways to manage these challenges.
Mitch Temple, a family and marriage therapist and the author of The Marriage
Turnaround, states that no relationship lacks challenges. The most successful relationships are
the ones that the couples involved know how to handle these challenges when they arise
(Temple). Mitch Temple also states that it is not the responsibility of a single individual in the
relationship to identify how the challenges can be managed and overcome. It is the couple's
responsibility in the relationship if the solutions to challenges are to be long lasting and solve the
challenges to the satisfaction of the couple (Temple). Suppose one individual is left to come up
with the solutions and methods of managing the challenges. In that case, the chances are high
that the methods of handling and managing these challenges will be biased and not to the
satisfaction of their partner.
According to several research studies, the biggest challenge in a relationship has been
identified as communication. All the problems in a relationship have a common source and
which is poor communication. Elaine Fantle Shimberg, the author of Blending Families, states
that poor communication leads to broken relationships, families and many more problems. All
these problems could have been avoided if effective communication had existed in the first place
(Shimberg). Another major challenge in relationships is sex. According to Mary Jo Fay, author of
Please Dear, Not Tonight, the lack of proper sex education on