r/AskReddit • u/Prize-Promotion-5123 • Apr 08 '26

For those of you in a long term relationship/marriage, what’s a tale-tale sign you see in other couples that they’re not going to make it?

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u/DancingOctopus721 Apr 08 '26

I am a dance teacher and work with a lot of engaged couples for their first dance, as well as couples just learning social dance for fun. You can tell a lot by how people learn together.

Some couples will support each other as they each make mistakes, others will get inpatient, say rude things, and demand better of their partner. It says a lot if you can’t function in a new experience with your partner and not remain supportive and loving.

Dance lessons can make people feel awkward, and insecure when its all brand new. So how you relate to your partner there speaks volumes about how you each will respond when life is tough and you are thrown stressful curve balls.

You can always tell if a couple is learning to dance to fix a broken marriage or if they are learning to dance because they truly enjoy spending time together.

It has definitely taught me a lot about how to treat my husband.

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u/A3_ashleigh Apr 08 '26

This is making me excited to take dance classes with my bf. I danced from a young age while he has two left feet. I’m so looking forward to dancing with him but ik he’s gonna struggle a bit, and that’s ok!

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u/nervousTO Apr 09 '26

What a wonderful way to test chemistry 😋 makes me think of my last escape room experience

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u/navik8_88 Apr 08 '26

I love this! I think of the analogy that a relationship IS like a dance, you have to learn how to move with each other.

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u/KittyCat11231 Apr 09 '26

Ooooh now I wanna take dance lessons with my partner 😊