Dating coach Vanessa Antonio discusses the phenomenon of the '7-year itch' and its impact on long-term relationships.
From soulmates, opposites attract, to TOTGA or the one that got away, relationships have long been surrounded by various theories and ideas.This also includes the infamous “7-year itch,” which suggests that romantic relationships often face major challenges around the seven-year mark.In an interview with GMA News Online, dating coach Vanessa Antonio, also known as Coach Vee, explained that the 7-year itch is a phase that takes place when a long-term relationship’s excitement has worn off.
“Usually, when it comes to relationships, the first few years are about growth and exploring each other, discovering each other. But then, after all that excitement has waned, you have the routines, and then you have a lot of unmet expectations, and you have a lot of tampo na nagkapatong-patong,” she said.Coach Vee believes that the said the suppposed 7-year itch is present in both married and also unmarried couples.“Kapag wala na ‘yung excitement, tapos you have a lot of resentment, that’s when people start looking outside of the relationship. Basically, 7-year itch is dissatisfaction that you feel from your current relationship and the need to experience something new,” Coach Vee said.According to Coach Vee, the concept’s name was from the 1955 romantic comedy film “The Seven Year Itch,” which starred Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, and Evelyn Keyes.The movie was about a man who was tempted to cheat on his wife while his family was off on vacation.“It started as a campaign, like a marketing campaign. But then, after all that big campaign, they actually realized that it made sense because on the seventh year or more, doon nila nakikita ‘yung mga relationships are going down. It’s because the excitement has waned, and then couples enter ‘yung routine, so parang bumababa na,” Coach Vee said.She added that in America, a lot of divorce happens in the seventh year of couples’ marriage
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