December 2019
Relationship Thoughts: Know Who You Are. Know What You Need. Communicate That to Your Partner
👉❤️ The biggest mistake that some couples make is “guessing and assuming.” Guessing and assuming their partner will know their wants or needs, assuming their partner gives and receives in the same manner that they do. If you prefer to chill at home on most weekends, don’t assume your partner shares the same mindset. If you enjoy lavish gifts, don’t assume your partner has a personal style of giving them. Read More
Relationship Thoughts: Before Getting Into a New Relationship, Take Ownership of the Mistakes You Made in Past Relationships
👉❤️ Baggage, baggage baggage. It’s so easy for us to see another person’s issues but rarely do we want to take a look at ourselves and own up to where we went wrong. If you don’t do self-reflection when your relationships end, you bring all your bad habits into the next relationship. This sets you up for yet another failure instead of a “happily ever after.” Relationships always end because Read More
Relationship Thoughts: A Relationship Isn’t Supposed to Feel Heavy
👉❤️ Some relationships last well past their expiration date and end up causing lasting emotional damage to the people involved. Yes, all relationships will have their bad days. Sometimes they will have their bad months but the totality of the relationship should not feel like it’s exhausting or abusive just to stay in. If it’s unhealthy… it’s unhealthy and no amount of “we’ve been together for so long” will justify Read More
Relationship Thoughts: Sometimes All You Have to Say is “I’m Not Ready to Talk Right Now”
👉❤️ Never… never… never… ever …ever…. ever give your partner the silent treatment. If you are truly angry and don’t want to say something that can leave lasting damage or just need a moment to process your emotions, then tell your partner that and come back later and have the discussion. “Give me a sec,” is way more effective than saying nothing at all and leaving your partner unclear of Read More
Relationship Thoughts: Be Careful of Becoming Routine
👉❤️ The two of you will get used to each other after a while and establish day to day routines and rituals. Make sure you mix it up from time to time. Two people becoming bored with each other can kill even the best of relationships. Could be something as simple as trying a new local restaurant together or catching a movie in the park, as long as it creates Read More
Relationship Thoughts: Sit Down and Do Periodic “Relationship Check Ups”
👉❤️ You take your car to the shop from time to time for a tune up. You go to the doctor from time to time for a physical. Why wouldn’t your relationship need a moment from time to time to check in and make sure everything is in order? Sit down with your partner every now and then and hash out if couple and individual goals are being met, if Read More
Relationship Thoughts: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
👉❤️ Successful relationships are not a quick process. The goal is not to “fall in love” but to “stay in love” and that means two people will have to share a mindset of longevity, effort and continual adjustments to win to long race. Otherwise, a relationship will fizzle just a fast as it started.
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