Just as we judge death as a failure, we feel relationships have failed if they do not last. The same way we say the only complete and successful life… - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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Just as we judge death as a failure, we feel relationships have failed if they do not last. The same way we say the only complete and successful life is one that lasted ninety-five years, we feel that the only successful and complete relationships are those that last forever.

The reality is that relationships are successful and heal us even if they only last six months. They do what they are supposed to. When they are no longer needed, they are complete and successful.

Unfortunately, we don't always know that relationships are complete and successful.

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About Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross M.D. (8 July 1926 – 24 August 2004) was a psychiatrist, and a pioneer of near-death studies.

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Alternative Names: Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth E. Kübler-Ross

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