16 TIPS FOR KEEPING A RELATIONSHIP STRONG AND LONG-LASTING
Although love is the foundation of any happy romantic relationship, love is not enough. In order to have a healthy relationship, both parties have to be willing to work on it. Below you’ll find 10 ways to keep your relationship strong.
1. Be friendly
Treat your partner the way you’d treat a good and trusted friend: with respect, consideration, and kindness. It will go a long way in fostering a strong relationship.
2. Be Honest
Being Honest and expressing your views and opinions is very important for a relationship to be healthy. Suppressing and bottling up your feelings to avoid fights at that moment, will only make them grow heavy and ugly. Later, the outburst will be terrifying. Being open and honest in a relationship reduces negativity and makes it stronger.
3. Be supportive
Nothing kills a buzz like a negative or absent response to something you’re enthusiastic about.
4. Accept
None of us is perfect. The first prerequisite for a long-lasting relationship is to accept your partner unconditionally with all the characters, qualities, flaws and behaviours. This should be mutual, so that it avoids conflicts in the first place, and moreover helps in understanding each other better in any situation. Gradually try to adapt to the qualities of your partner for a better understanding.
5.Show affection daily
Holding hands, a hug, a squeeze on the arm – all create connection and trust. If you’re not getting as much attention as you want, let it be known.
6. Eat together
No matter how busy you are, make sure you spend some time and eat together. A couple that eats together stays together.
7.Compromise
One way to fix relationship problems is coming up with a compromise. Talk about what you can do for each other. Find a middle ground.
8. Don’t be possessive
Make sure that your partner does not feel stifled in the relationship. Allow him/her to do the things that he/she wants to make the relationship stronger
9. Communicate
Talk and sort out the issues if you are facing any challenges in your relationship. Instead of being glued to your smartphone all day, communicate and interact with your partner. Talk about each other’s day, listen intently when your partner speaks and respond. Effective communication is essential for maintaining a healthy and strong relationship.
10.Respect your differences
You may have different personalities, but the key is to respect each other’s differences.
11. Have me time
Your relationship can get toxic if you’re together every second of the day. You are still a unique individual, and you need some time for yourself. Hence, don’t forget to take your personal space and time.
12.Groom yourself
Do a makeover from time to time for you to feel good about yourself. You need that even when you already have a partner.
13.Recognize that all relationships have ups and downs
Think long-term. Your relationship is an investment, as the stock market. Ride out the down times. With the right kind of attention, they will be temporary.
14.Help each other be better
You are a team, so help each other to become better versions of yourselves.
15.Keep your promises
They say that promises are meant to be broken, but as a partner and as a person, you have to keep your promises-small or big.
16.Show it
Make yourself available for your partner. Listen to him/her. Weep with him/her. Just be there for him/her.
This is how to keep a relationship strong and happy. Following these tips will get you closer to your spouse and improve the quality of your relationship. Relationships, against what is commonly believed, are not as difficult to maintain as they are made out to be. Inculcating some habits and behaviors in your day to day life is sufficient to keep your relationship strong, healthy and happy.