Striving for Perfection Can Backfire & Sabotage Your Relationship

When you're in a relationship, you may have certain expectations about how your relationship should go.

Striving for perfection, though, could actually backfire.

Perfection can be a double-edged sword. While striving to do your best and look your best is generally a good thing, it can become a bad thing if you start to feel like a failure when you fall short.

This is becoming a huge problem in society today; exacerbated by a celebrity-driven culture that worships beauty and perfection.

Is it really so bad if you're a little imperfect?

Jane Bluestein, PhD, shares how trying to be perfect can backfire and ruin your relationships with the people you love.