Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

An explanation of the psychological reasons why people choose incompatible partners and how to navigate relationship expectations.

You'll try not to of course - but you will, unwittingly. At least there is comfort in knowing you're not alone. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: t.ly/K3Syr Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: t.ly/ykyVX FURTHER READING “Anyone we might marry could, of course, be a little bit wrong for us. We don’t expect bliss every day. We know that perfection is not on the cards. Nevertheless, there are couples who display such deep-seated incompatibility, such heightened rage and disappointment, that we have to conclude that something else is at play beyond the normal scratchiness: they appear to have married the wrong person...” You can read more on this and other topics here: goo.gl/KwgSJs MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on RELATIONSHIPS in our playlist: bit.ly/TSOLrelationships SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Mad Adam madadamfilms.co.uk #TheSchoolOfLife