The Ultimate Guide to Keeping A Romantic Relationship

One of the techniques family psychologists use, is to make a couple describe their relationship from the partner’s perspective.
Sometimes, this method can be the end of therapy - people understand the problem by themselves.

One killer factor is that we’re struggling for our happiness so badly that we often forget that our satisfaction is deeply correlated with our partner being content.
I would like to share some thoughts from this guide, as it accurately describes what it means to find that one and only person and keep this relationship for a long time (Well, hopefully forever).

• Give more than you think you receive

When you have a pretty responsible job, you always believe that you’re doing more than you should.

You’re not getting enough money, enough motivation and enough respect from your colleagues.

Remember this: the 50/50 approach doesn’t work here and doesn’t work in relationships either.

• Communicate about everything

Even if you really want to hide something you did to be a better person, in someone else’s eyes, it won’t bring you better communication.
It will forever be that skeleton in the closet, lingering and rotting in the midst of this lasting relationship.

• Go through some stressful situations together before planning your future

Everyone reacts differently to stress, do you think you can get through everything with your partner?

To test it, you should put yourselves in a tight spot and overcome it together.
It can be an apartment renovation, a trip, and, a big celebration with all your relatives.

• Becoming more familiar with each other’s world
• Cultivating fondness and admiration towards one another
• Learning to turn toward each other rather than away
• Remaining open to a partner’s influence
• Settling conflicts which are solvable
• Respecting and coping with fundamental differences without becoming gridlocked
• Creating shared meaning together (don’t just get along; support each other’s aspirations)

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 Article Credit: Lana Iu