You're listening to On Attachment, a place to learn about how attachment shapes the way we experience relationships

and where you'll gain the guidance, knowledge and practical tools to overcome insecurity and build healthy, thriving relationships.

I'm your host, relationship coach Stephanie Rigg,

and I'm really glad you're here.

Hey, everybody, welcome back to another episode of On Attachment.

In today's episode, I'm answering a listener's question

on how do I know whether my relationship is worth fighting for or whether it's just too hard, whether we're just incompatible, whether we're just not meant to be.

Now, this is obviously a really big question and it's one that I suspect many of you will relate to and will have pondered at some point,

whether it's in your current relationship or a previous one. It's certainly a question that

I've asked myself before. And it's a really hard one. It is a really challenging place to be

because I think when we're asking this question, a part of us really

wants to believe that there is a path forward and another part of us is really, really scared that

there isn't. And so knowing what to do with that in a conflict can be really challenging. And I'm

going to share some thoughts today on what to do if you find yourself in that

position. Before I dive into that, a couple of quick announcements. The first is a personal announcement.

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen me share late last week that I am pregnant.

Joel and I are going to be welcoming a baby boy in early May next year, which is very

exciting. And I share that here just in case anyone is at all interested in personal updates about

my life. But it's obviously exciting news that I'm excited to be able to share with all of you

who so kindly tune in and support my work each week.

So that's just a quick little personal announcement.

And the second announcement is just to say that secure together, our new relationships

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