What happens when one half of a couple is exercises like a fool and the other just likes to chill? Lots of things, and most of them are stressful. The New York Times explores this delicate territory, where the santimoniously healthful and the blissfully slothful live together, often resentfully. Not exercising, for some single people, is a deal-breaker, the Times reports. But an even bigger turnoff is the vanity that is often attached to the super fit. What to do? Geezer is not a marriage counselor, but he is, yes, the world’s greatest pre-marriage counselor. And Geezer says figure it out before you commit to a relationship in which one partner is destined to be resented for taking time to workout and the other is destined to be resented for not doing the same. Go find someone else. Read all about it in the New York Times.
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Sunday, June 1, 2025
Been there, done that!
After having lived the, “one does, one doesn’t”, relationship dance, this article rang especially true for me!
I personally was never successful in resolving the issues that arose as a result of the many “lifestyle” decisions involved in living an active life vs the less active. I don’t know if “vanity” had anything to do with it. For us, it was about a loss of shared experiences, having different friends, and a general lack of being involved/engaged in each other’s lives.
After several years, numerous counse1ling sessions, and a great deal of struggle and frustration, we seperated. I’d say this was the relationship killer!