All relationships are very fragile and romantic relationships are no exception.
These relationships require lots of time to groom and flower but it may not take as much time to break up.
Something like a wrong action or a bad behavior can easily put a relationship in jeopardy.
Some important advice on maintaining a healthy relationship: Establish trust.
No relationship can stand the test of time without TRUST.
And trust is something that has to be earned and maintained on a day-to-day basis.
What's required is a firm trust in the fundamental goodness of the other partner.
We all have bad days and we all have our challenges to go through - we also have our weaknesses and our faults; but trust helps you look beyond these small weaknesses and it helps gain perspective on the fact that your partner is fundamentally a good person who loves and cares for you.
Listen.
Being listened to is probably a human need that is up there with the most important of human emotional requirements.
Listening to the other person gives him/her the feeling that he/she is important and significant.
Scientific studies have shown that relationships that have a strong two way communication, end up lasting much longer than those in which there is little or no communication.
Now, when we say communication we don't mean just talking - we mean honest, true one-on-one sharing of feelings, thoughts and ideas.
Similarly, listening implies not just hearing the words of the other - it means actually being genuinely interested in what the other person has to say.
Once a strong two way channel of communication is established, you can rest assured that there are going to be fewer fights and little (if any) lying and cheating.
Give room to the other.
No matter how close two people are to each other, they will still need their privacy from time to time.
If your partner wants to do something alone once in a while, don't stop him/her.
Its very healthy for someone to want to spend time with himself.
Some people may want to travel alone, some may want to meditate for an hour daily, some may have a particular hobby or interest but whatever it is, respect it and give him/her the breathing space.
Spend Quality time together.
just as giving the other person room to be alone is important similarly, the opposite is as important.
Both partners should take time out from work and, if possible, from the kids even, and spend some quality time together.
Go on a vacation or send the kids to the grandparents house for a month but make sure that you take time out to be alone with that special other.
These are the times when relationships deepen and flower.
These are the times when the feelings for the other person move beyond the superficial level and begin to touch deeper levels of being.
These relationships require lots of time to groom and flower but it may not take as much time to break up.
Something like a wrong action or a bad behavior can easily put a relationship in jeopardy.
Some important advice on maintaining a healthy relationship: Establish trust.
No relationship can stand the test of time without TRUST.
And trust is something that has to be earned and maintained on a day-to-day basis.
What's required is a firm trust in the fundamental goodness of the other partner.
We all have bad days and we all have our challenges to go through - we also have our weaknesses and our faults; but trust helps you look beyond these small weaknesses and it helps gain perspective on the fact that your partner is fundamentally a good person who loves and cares for you.
Listen.
Being listened to is probably a human need that is up there with the most important of human emotional requirements.
Listening to the other person gives him/her the feeling that he/she is important and significant.
Scientific studies have shown that relationships that have a strong two way communication, end up lasting much longer than those in which there is little or no communication.
Now, when we say communication we don't mean just talking - we mean honest, true one-on-one sharing of feelings, thoughts and ideas.
Similarly, listening implies not just hearing the words of the other - it means actually being genuinely interested in what the other person has to say.
Once a strong two way channel of communication is established, you can rest assured that there are going to be fewer fights and little (if any) lying and cheating.
Give room to the other.
No matter how close two people are to each other, they will still need their privacy from time to time.
If your partner wants to do something alone once in a while, don't stop him/her.
Its very healthy for someone to want to spend time with himself.
Some people may want to travel alone, some may want to meditate for an hour daily, some may have a particular hobby or interest but whatever it is, respect it and give him/her the breathing space.
Spend Quality time together.
just as giving the other person room to be alone is important similarly, the opposite is as important.
Both partners should take time out from work and, if possible, from the kids even, and spend some quality time together.
Go on a vacation or send the kids to the grandparents house for a month but make sure that you take time out to be alone with that special other.
These are the times when relationships deepen and flower.
These are the times when the feelings for the other person move beyond the superficial level and begin to touch deeper levels of being.
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