Making sure your relationship stays great means being proactive about keeping things happy, healthy, and stimulating. Couples who ignore the work necessary to maintain the spark and passion that was all so easy in the first year can put their relationship in peril by falling into a routine. Don’t let that happen to your relationship!...CONTINUE READING
Here are the five most important things to do in your relationship
1. Trust
If love is what makes a relationship exciting, trust is what keeps it going strong. When there is trust, peace prevails in the relationship. But if the partners do not trust each other enough, they spend their whole life doubting the other’s every action. No one deserves a love that needs them to keep tabs or constantly worry about what the partner might be doing behind their back.
Trust cannot be gained overnight. It is a goal and will get better with time. When you have nothing to hide from your partner, your partner has no reason to doubt whenever you are with others.
2. Compliments
Compliments are wonderful. It’s an instant lift when someone acknowledges you in a positive light, especially when it’s coming from someone you love. It shows that you’ve noticed, appreciated, and admired. Complimenting your partner on their looks, their personality, their positive spirit, or whatever else you admire or love about them is something you can’t do too much of. It’s a small gesture that can make a huge, positive impact on your relationship.
3. A little present goes a long way
It doesn’t have to be expensive or elaborate it can be the simple act of getting them their favorite ice cream on the way home because you know they had a long, hard day at work. It’s not the present but the gesture and the thought that went into it that will be appreciated more so than the actual ‘thing’ you got them.
Have they been talking about getting a certain book or waiting to see a certain movie? Buy that book when it comes out or make a date for the day the movie opens, not only will they be happy but they’ll know that you listen to them and you care.
4. Say sorry
Do you know the power of the two words “I’m sorry” is one of the most healing in the world? Be generous with your multiple “I’m sorry”. It is often just what it takes to stop a heated argument from escalating. It also has the power to bring you closer together.
Don’t follow it with a “but…..” I’m sorry is enough, all on its own.
5. Love your partner, and love yourself, too
Good, healthy relationships are made up of two good and healthy people. Do not erase yourself to accommodate the relationship, or it will fail.
Practice self-care so you can be wholly present for your partner, in mind, body, and spirit.
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