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ABOUT DANIEL
Hello…I’m Daniel Dashnaw
I am a science-based marriage and family therapist.
As co-founder of a large international couples therapy practice, I developed award winning blog content that our clients could use to turbo-charge their couples therapy.
Today I maintain a small private practice in the Berkshires, and on Cape Cod.
I also work with motivated couples on Zoom from all over the world.
When I was writing content in my former life, I found myself working with with C-level executives, business owners, creatives, and power couples.
What I learned is that we all put our pants on one leg at a time…
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Romantic comedies sell us the myth of instant compatibility: find “the one,” cue fireworks, cue happily ever after. But real couples will tell you something else.
They’ll say, “We weren’t perfect at first. We learned each other. We grew together.”
So what does research actually say about growing into your partner? That’s not just a sentimental notion. It’s one of the core ways long-term love works.
In the 1990s, psychologists Sandra Murray and John Holmes discovered that happy couples don’t view each other with cold-eyed objectivity.
They see each other better than reality. These “positive illusions” turn flaws into tolerable quirks:
Stubborn becomes “persistent.”
Quiet becomes “thoughtful.”
Messy becomes “creative.”
This isn’t denial—it’s generosity.
And couples who practice it report greater satisfaction and commitment (Murray, Holmes, & Griffin, 1997). Long-term love depends, in part, on the ability to soften your gaze.