Why do couples who seem perfect together sometimes break up?

Question

My friends who everyone considered the ideal couple just announced their breakup. From the outside they seemed completely compatible, happy, and solid. How do relationships that look perfect from the outside fall apart? What are we missing when we look at other couples?

aria_young · Accepted Answer

What we see from outside a relationship is the curated version. Private dynamics, resentments, communication failures, and growing incompatibilities are invisible to observers. No relationship looks the same from inside as it does from outside.

aurora_reed · Answer

Couples who look perfect are sometimes working very hard to maintain that image which itself becomes exhausting and unsustainable. The performance of a good relationship can come at the cost of the actual relationship.

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