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10 Easy tips to build a healthier relationship
Hi guys. Today on relationship matters, we’ll be taking a look at easy tips that will enable you to build a healthier relationship.
We all want a healthy relationship to be it romantic or otherwise. It goes a long way to helping us mentally, physically etc.
Although, these tips will work for any form of relationship will find ourselves, our emphasis is on a romantic relationship. Without much ado, let’s cut to the chase.
10 Easy tips to build a healthy relationship
Communication
Communication is one of the core ingredients for a healthy relationship. When this relationship happens to be a romantic one, a lack of communication will do little or no good. Research has shown that communication style goes a long way in predicting which couples will stay healthy. When there’s conflict in a relationship, proper and open communication is the key.
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Reduce expectations
Recognize that all relationships have their ups and downs. Just as you don’t expect things to always go smoothly with your life, you shouldn’t expect your relationship to be at a continuous high. Relationship happens to be a commitment, and at such, you have to be willing to ride the highs, as well as the lows together.
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Show affection continuously
Here, we’re talking about physical affection. Physical affection has lots of benefits. It helps release feel-good hormones, it reduces blood pressure, it reduces stress, it is associated with high relationship satisfaction among others.
Showing physical affection is as easy as it sounds. It includes kissing, hugging, holding hands, cuddling etc. This helps build and maintain a healthy relationship.
Support your partner
Supporting your partner should be one of your primary goals. If he/she means a lot to you as you claim, this shouldn’t be a problem. There are so many ways that one can be supportive of his/her relationship.
These include giving emotional support; giving compliments and praise; giving out information that your partner may need; give them hands when needed etc.
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Play often
The fact that we normally use the term “serious relationship” doesn’t mean the partners should be overly serious all the time. In a nutshell, the word “serious” doesn’t apply to the people involved. Playing with your partner is a necessity to have a healthy relationship. Have fun together be going out to see the movies, take lunch etc. It’s worth it.
Learn to use the three magic words
These magical words are known to be very important in having a healthy relationship. These words are known to have saved many relationships in time past. Want to know the words? Check out the article: The 3 magical words for relationship growth.
Give your partner space
Having space is a relationship is one of the unrecognized ingredients to a healthy relationship. Being in a relationship is all about being close to your partner. However, getting overly close without giving each other space to thrive without the other might cause a loss of identity on either/both partners.
Using the porcupines as an example, two porcupines trying to keep warm will move closer to one another. However, they’ll prick each other with their spines if they get too close. The same thing happens in human relationships; though we want closeness, we also want space. So, learn to give your partner space when necessary.
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Maintain your outside relationship
Unlike in movies where your one true love has everything you need from your partner, reality is different. We all know that no one person can give us all we need/want. Your partner might not be a fan of cricket, that doesn’t mean you should stop seeing the game with that one friend you normally see it with before you met your partner. To release unnecessary pressure from your partner, it’s good you keep your outside relationship active and alive as long as it is not a romantic one.
Must read: 16 signs that you are in a serious and matured relationship
Try new things together
There are so many things that are fun that you are your partner has not done before. As long as there is no harm in it, why not try it together. This tip is known to always renew that spark in a relationship. Isn’t that what we all want? To keep the fire burning? Then try something new together. If it’s something romantic, more reasons you should try it.
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Intimacy
This is a summary of everything we’ve talked about. Without intimacy, it’s definitely doesn’t deserve to be called a relationship. Intimacy cut across knowing someone better; strengths, weaknesses etc With this all other things will fall into place if indeed you do love each other.
Thanks for reading guys. Don’t forget to share and leave your comments below. Love you guys.
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