Comment Editor Lara Bevan-Shiraz chats to Dr Alon Aviram, couples therapist and KCL alumnus, to get you set for romantic success! “Early in a relationship—especially one where both partners value their individuality—certain conversations act like a kind of preventive medicine.”Discuss the “compass points that guide your life”, Dr Aviram suggests. Dr Aviram expands: “unspoken assumptions remain invisible until a moment of friction brings them sharply into focus. “Gender dynamics are undeniably present in relationships, but they rarely operate in isolation”, says Dr Aviram. “Apologies are not mechanical gestures or strategies to move past discomfort”, for Dr Aviram.