How jealousy can help the seven-year itch as Denise Van Outen and Eddie Boxshall split
ok.co.ukDenise Van Outen and Eddie Boxshall decided to call off their engagement, and split after seven years together. She reportedly discovered numerous messages on his phone to other women leaving her "heartbroken" and "furiously angry." Breaking up at the seven year point is a bit of a phenomenon, otherwise known as the Seven Year Itch.
LalalaLetMeExplain tells OK! why it is likely to occur, "The seven year itch is very real. Sometimes it can happen earlier or later, but it's the point where a relationship plateaus.The couple feel boredom and dissatisfaction because they've fallen into a routine. "They can find themselves acting more like friends.
Sometimes, not even friends - just two people who live in the same house and pass each other every so often or have monthly robotic sex." LalalaLetMeExplain advises how to rectify the issues in the relationship. "It is about making sure that the passion and the fire stay alive.
So have proper date nights, especially if you've got children. Hire a babysitter and go out," she explains. "Do the things that you used to enjoy doing when you were first together.
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