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Yonatan Schechter, MSW, MEd

Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist

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Hannah-Valeria

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16 Jun 2026

How different are different relationships?

H Yonatan! As a psychotherapist I often work with people who are dealing with challenges in different kind of relationships. It could be relationship with a spouse or a partner, parents, children, friends, coworkers, etc. I notice that often people's relational patterns tend to resonate across different relationships, although sometimes they might different in more intimate or close relationships. What are your thoughts and observations?

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Yonatan Schechter, MSW, MEd

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17 Jun 2026 at 07:56

Hi Hannah, Indeed there's a lot of depth (and research!) behind your observations. On the whole, we know that familiar relational patterns tend to re-appear across different relationships. This phenomenon brings to mind what we know as Attachment Theory, according to which people's early-life attachments (i.e. their relationships with their caregivers) influence their behaviors and expectations in relationships throughout their life, especially intimate relationships. Of course, this isn't to say that relationship patterns are pre-determined. "It takes two to tango," as they say, so by nature every relationship will have its own unique dynamics. Still, I find that the more a person is aware of past relationships, the more wisdom they bring to their current relationships.