Rihanna And Chris Brown--What Happens When Jealousy and Violence Mix
If you've turned on the television in the past few weeks, we're sure that you've heard about the relationship trials of the young pop starts Rihanna And Chris Brown. They were most recently in the news for their physical fight that left Rihanna with a battered face and head and Chris with a police report.
Although facts are sketchy about their situation, jealousy is an issue that very likely sparked this latest violence.
Today, Rihanna And Chris Brown are supposedly back together and are "working through their issues."
So what advice would we give these two young stars if we were sitting in a room with them right now?
Here's a bit of what we would tell them...
1. Get help to stop the violence right now.
Both of you are playing with fire if you continue to be together without getting help to understand what's going on inside you and making changes in your life. It's apparent that you feel a strong attraction for one another but without professional help AND a true desire to change, the violence will happen again--and it could end up with Rihanna's death if nothing changes. So get help now. This isn't something you can do on your own--so get help!
2. Deal with your jealousy and infidelity issues.
Jealousy and the fear of infidelity certainly go hand in hand when it comes to intimate relationships. Often the person who is jealous has experienced loss in the past and any sign that a partner might be cheating sets off all those feelings of abandonment.
When this happens, a jealous person can withdraw or can fight back to prevent what he or she perceives might be taken away.
The threat of infidelity and cheating can be very real or it can be imagined.
We really don't know what's going on with these two young people and their commitment to one another but we do know that until they both deal with the relationship dance they have going on between them of "jealousy and cheating," their relationship will stay the same. They will keep parting and coming back together again and again.
Jealousy is usually just the tip of the iceberg, the outward behavior that gets attention. It's usually a signal that something very deep within a person needs to be healed.
Jealousy can be healed but it takes attention, intention and the desire to change.
3. Learn how to communicate and start building trust in small ways.
If they have any hope of being together in this volatile relationship, the violence has to stop--as we said before-- and along with dealing with the jealousy and infidelity, they have to learn how to communicate better and build trust.
They have to be clear on their commitments to each other and then follow through.
Rihanna And Chris are very young and we know that the whole super star way of life makes it pretty impossible to create an intimate relationship that is healthy, that lasts and keeps growing.
We suspect that you have to be pretty mature and know what you want to make this kind of relationship work in Hollywood.
With that being said--there are Hollywood couples who do have a good relationship--at least they appear that way--and we know that learning how to communicate with each other and how to build trust are at the foundation of these relationships.
If Rihanna And Chris can heal their issues that perpetuate this cycle of violence, they have to learn how to healthy ways to communicate with other and build trust one moment at a time with each other.
Do they have a chance at a happy relationship?
They do if they choose to make some big changes in their lives--and if you're in a similar situation, you can too!












Comments
Rhiana is a battered woman. It is in her best interests to LEAVE THIS RELATIONSHIP NOW. Some things are acceptable and can be worked through. But nobody should stick around to find out what happens in this kind of relationship. As the top 'relationship advice' blogger on google, you should be more careful of what you are telling your readers. Therapy probably will not heal these wounds.
Posted by: Walt | March 11, 2009 06:37 PM
Rihanoa must leave chris brown immediately . Because he is arrogant
Posted by: Juliet magadani | April 16, 2009 12:36 AM