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All-or-nothing thinking usually comes with you convincing yourself that things should be different (read perfect) and if they’re not, your spouse has something to do with it.

The black-and-white mindset – a polarised thought process also known as dichotomous thinking or all-or-nothing – is a common thinking error that ravages many marriages. This happens when you see your marriage as either completely positive or completely negative, or your spouse as never doing things or as always doing things.

The black-and-white mindset – a polarised thought process also known as dichotomous thinking or all-or-nothing – is a common thinking error that ravages many marriages.