#1 Intimacy is Difficult Romantic relationships can be difficult to maintain because they possess more intimacy than any other relationship, says life coach Kali Rogers. The amount of closeness — emotional, physical, spiritual, and even mental — that is in a relationship is overwhelming to handle at times.

How hard is a relationship supposed to be?

Relationships are hard work. They take compromise and sometimes you want to slap the other person. It means youre constantly working on the relationship and working out problems. But its exhausting to fight all the time and its exhausting to feel like youre constantly building the relationship up again and again.

What is the hardest point in a relationship?

When we first start a new relationship, we generally fall into the fallacy that this is the person we want to spend the rest of our life with. Essentially, everything is perfect. This is most commonly known as the Honeymoon Phase.

Is it normal for relationships to be hard?

Relationships are often difficult by our own making because we enter them expecting miracles and not expecting to have to work at them. All relationships need care and attention in order for them to grow into something healthy and long-lasting.