Do You Have Relationship OCD?

Key points

It’s normal to have doubts in relationships, but doubts that become repetitive and distressing could be ROCD.

ROCD mixes obsessive doubts with compulsions like reassurance-seeking, comparing, or checking.

Relationship OCD targets your own feelings; partner ROCD fixates on flaws in your partner.

Making a relationship work always means tolerating some degree of imperfection.

If you’ve ever been seriously involved with another person, you’ve probably wound up asking yourself some important questions. “What does it mean when they ask me to meet their friends?” you might wonder, after a few dates. Later, when you’re visiting their family over the holidays, you might ask yourself about the significance of that encounter.

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