Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC You have been sitting with this gnawing feeling for quite some time now. You might be engaged or have been considering marriage and the possibility feels like it is looming. It feels like the walls are closing in on you and you just don't know if you can make the right choice. How can you know for sure if they are really the right person? How can you know if marriage is really right for you? Let's go back to the beginning. It started out wel

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC If you told the people in your life that you were struggling, they might not believe you. You always...

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It's overwhelming to bare the weight of everyone's expectations. To feel like you have to get things...

Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Original Post: 5/03/24 Updated: 8/16/26 It may seem obvious that life can't be perfect, so your relationships can't be perfect either. However, I often notice, in my work, that people project perfectionism on their relationships. It shows up as expecting your partner to do things just as you do them, assuming that you and your partner will always have the same opinion or very similar libidos, to name a few. This leaves you feeling disappoint