Negotiating Relationship Roadblocks
Balanced Life|March 2023
Hit a barrier with the new man in your life? Don't worry there's a detour around it.
REBECCA WHISH
Negotiating Relationship Roadblocks

You are taking your second run at love and everything's going great. That is, until you hit a giant obstacle on the road to Happily Ever After, complete with a 'Stop and Go' system that could cause a delay in your happiness. In real life it could be your company's strict 'no fraternisation' policy, your family's disapproval of him or the fact that you're loving across a distance. Whatever it is, its threatening to make your new relationship crash. Time to get some expert advice on how to detour around it fast.

YOU'RE DATING A CO-WORKER

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