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