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30 April 2025

Commentary on the clinical case presented in: The couple as an opportunity for mutual becoming

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I was delighted to read the colleague's report, which summarized in a few pages not only the vicissitudes of the couple, but also managed to weave with precision the theoretical references that guided her interventions. This is an emblematic case illustrating the evolutionary process of a romantic relationship and the nodes encountered in the evolution of the relationship: the desire to stabilize the relationship, the fear of taking the next step, the withdrawal, the crisis, the force majeure reason, the demand for reassurance, and, in the end, the restructuring of the relationship. It seems to me that the colleague has done an excellent job, as evidenced by the conclusion of her account. Symbolically, the renovation or purchase of a new home expresses the desire and opportunity to take care of oneself. [...]

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Commentary on the clinical case presented in: The couple as an opportunity for mutual becoming. (2025). Ricerca Psicoanalitica, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/rp.2025.1005