ABSTRACT
When people try seriously to decide if their relationship is over, they often find themselves weighing up some of the pros and cons of whether this relationship is working for them, and whether it is still worth staying in it. On the "pro" side, they tend to put all their partner's positive character traits, the happy memories, and the advantages of being together. On the "con" side, they list all the things they do not like about their partner. All relationships hit some pretty serious problems at one time or another. The key to overcoming these is proper communication. There are several things one can do to rebuild a relationship before it has gone too far and before it ends in divorce, acrimony, or just cold silences, all of which can turn out to be pretty expensive. These fall into three different areas: stop coming from one's pain, building positive bridges, get back to the "I-Thou" relationship.
