Relationships 101: Lessons They Should Teach in School

7 important truths everyone should understand.

Most valuable lessons in life are learned through experience. No matter how many times we hear, read, or see something — our human nature compels us to experience it for ourselves before we can be totally sure.

This is especially true in our relationships — much of which are a trial and error process until we find the person that we want to fully commit ourselves to.

While we all have unique and specific experiences, though, there are some consistencies and patterns that seem to remain universally true.

The lessons below are a combination of personal experience, watching decades of success in my own family’s relationships, and lessons that I’ve learned from 15+ years of coaching private clients.

And I can tell you this: Most people wish they learned these things a lot sooner than they did.

We don’t have “Relationships 101” in school, and many people are guided by others in life who — through no fault of their own — aren’t properly equipped to prepare others for the truths and trials of life and love. So, we perpetuate cycles of heartache, frustration, and pain.