It is not uncommon for couples to come to a therapist with what appear to be reasonable complaints tainted with an unreasonable refusal to compromise with each other, leading to what seem to be irreconcilable differences. Examples of this can be something as simple as one partner who likes to sleep in a cold room with a lot of blankets and the other prefers to sleep in a warm bedroom with only one blanket. When these differences lead to fighting, it can seem like everything would be much better for everyone if only one person could change. So why don’t some people change and why do the couples continue to repeat the same arguments?
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