When you’ve kissed all the frogs you intend to, and have found what you think is the right relationship for you, you’ll need to do some thing to make sure your relationship lasts. Just as you have to water and fertilize flowers in your garden, relationships need to be nurtured in order to thrive.
The good news is that it doesn’t have to be difficult. There are a number of small things you can do to keep your relationship on track.
1. Don’t take your honey for granted.
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Category: Marriage · Relationships
We all want to find the “right” relationship. Here’s the secret. The key toward finding the “right relationship” involves preparation.
How do you go about getting ready for a great relationship? The following tips will help you get ready:
1. Know what is important to you in a relationship.
What are your criteria for having a relationship with someone? Here you need to look at what your values are about relationships.
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Marriage is dynamic. Individually, we are always changing, which in turn forces us to be more flexible, adaptive and attuned to our spouse. As we move through change, one spouse is always forced to carry more of the load emotionally, financially, or physically until the other person is able to move through whatever change they are dealing with (new job, new child, injury, death in the family, etc.). The burden, however, will continue to shift throughout the course of the marriage. These are times that define inter-dependency, but there may be times when we don’t have enough “good memories, good times, positive emotions” in our bucket to carry the relationship through these challenging times. It can feel like a load we are not willing to carry. I believe it is in these times that we need to look back on the relationship and “highlight” or identify the reasons you love or ever loved that person. [Read more →]
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