Improving Relationships

We are attracted to people for many reasons.

Evaluate potential/current partner and yourself by character, personality, values, generosity of spirit, link between words and actions, and relationships with others. Write down your own and your partner’s beliefs about relationships which may be different and conflicting. Know and share your needs. Many men and women fear stating their needs and hide them. The result is disappointment and anger at a partner. Closeness occurs with honesty, not mind reading. View yourself and your partner as two unique individuals bringing different perspectives and strengths.

Learn how to handle the negative feelings. They are the unavoidable result of differences between two people
If you don’t understand or like something your partner is doing, ask about it and why he or she is doing it.

Solve problems as they arise and don’t let resentments simmer.

Learn to negotiate because people’s needs change over time, and life’s demands change too, good relationships are negotiated and renegotiated all the time.

Listen to your partner’s concerns and complaints without judgment. It opens the door to confiding.

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