Making a relationship last is a challenging mission these days, so you must be sure that the time, effort, and energy will be worth it in the end....CONTINUE READING
There are so many things that can go wrong in a relationship, and you may wonder how to make your relationship last. Most of the time, it’s all about how you two manage to overcome conflicts and misunderstandings. In this article, we will be discussing how to maintain a long lasting relationship with your partner.
So, how do you go about it?
1. Enhance each other’s love maps: Know your partner’s deepest desire, dream, aspiration, hope, life’s philosophy, etc.
2. Nurture fondness and admiration. Do things that foster more positive experiences for each other than negatives. It takes 5 good deeds to cancel out one bad deed.
3. Turn toward each other. Remain attentive and acknowledge each other over the little things, not just the big ones.
4. Let your partner influence you. Do you trust and respect your partner’s perspective and ideas when it comes to decision making? It’s important to listen calmly and show empathy when interacting with each other.
5. Solve your solvable problems and compromise on the perpetual ones. Be tolerant and forgiving of each other’s short comings and faults. Apologize whenever necessary and seek ways to repair.
6. Overcome relationship gridlocks. This goes back to point 4. Sometimes you need to soften your boundaries and work toward an understanding by listening respectfully to each other’s perspective.
7. Create shared meaning. Work toward a goal, dream, vision, mission or something that you both care about. This helps deepen and expand the connection and bonds between you two.
A good relationship is built and cultivated over time everyday with mutual understanding, care, and compassion, like a garden. So water it daily, take care of the weeds and you can reap the wonderful rewards along the way.
