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'I'm not a mind reader': understanding your partner's thoughts can be both good and bad

  • Written by Gery Karantzas, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
imageBeing understanding of where your partner is coming from can be both good and bad in a relationship.from shutterstock.com

This article is part of our series on understanding others’ feelings. In it we examine empathy, including what it is, whether our doctors need more of it, and when too much may not be a good thing.

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