triangular relationships involving family of origin

Have you ever felt your partner's parents or family butt into your relationship? Every time there is a tiff, do you or your partner run back to your family and get comfort and safety? Does it feel like your partner is more attached and loyal to their family of origin than to you?

When partners don't feel safe enough to separate from their families of origin and attach more to their partner, their families of origin becomes the third party in the relationship- making it a triangular relationship. Trust, safety and security in the couple relationship cannot develop and the foundation of the couple connection never really solidifies.

This video tells you about the family of origin being the third foot of the triangle that messes up and infantalizes the couple relationship, and how to get out of this messy cycle.