MAINTENANCE – Refuge in an insecure world, the couple is adored today, but, paradoxically, the number of divorces and separations has reached record highs. Psychiatrist Robert Neuburger gives his advice for a lasting relationship.
Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, couple and family therapist, Dr. Robert Neuburger’s creed is: beyond healing, to allow patients, couples, families encountered to regain their dignity and, with it, their creative abilities . He was passionate about the couple and wrote several books on this subject.
LE FIGARO. – Is there an ideal couple profile, to live happily together?
Dr Robert NEUBURGER. – There is no winning formula, there is a wide variety of associations and functionings which give lasting couples where everyone finds satisfaction. I have known couples formed of very badly matched people, who lasted more than sixty years. Nevertheless, the magic of the encounter is a key element in establishing a strong and lasting relationship. Moreover, the couple often invents a beautiful story to make themselves exist, an astrological correspondence for example. This founding myth is very important. It is based on the idea that the other is the one…