Keeping the Love Alive: Tips for Long-Term Relationship Bliss
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- 31 Mar 2023
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#3 is the simplest to start with. Are you doing it in your relationship?
Being in a long-term relationship is wonderful, but it’s crucial to keep it strong by appreciating and reciprocating love and affection towards your partner. My husband and I have tried to maintain a compounding partnership where we consistently work on showing appreciation for what the other one does in our relationship; the returns of accomplishing this make it through year after year, through hardships and blissful times. Here are some tips on how to truly appreciate your partner and maintain a healthy relationship!
How to Appreciate Your Partner and Maintain a Great Relationship
My partner and I both have different and unique ways that we feel appreciated and loved. For him, it’s fixing meals, keeping a tidy home, and giving him physical love now and then (men love shoulder massages, too; who knew!) And I also love rubs, having someone tidy up when it’s been a long and hectic day, and taking care of me when I’m sick. But it took work to understand each other this way. I certainly never thought a big macho man would love shoulder rubs as much as my husband does. But how did I figure out all of these things about my husband?
#1 Active Listening!
It’s all about asking and, more importantly, listening to what they say and then implementing it. Active listening means giving your partner your full attention when they are speaking. So when sounds are leaving their mouth, you internalize these sounds as if they were your own. Remember to ask questions, deep ones that make your partner feel understood, ones that make them feel like, “oh, this person wants to understand me.” That leads to showing genuine interest in their thoughts and feelings. This not only helps you understand your partner better, but it also shows them that you value their opinions and care about their well-being. Ah! The best. And when they do this back to you… heaven.
#2 Quality Time
You got it; the next way to help partners appreciate each other is by making room in our hectic schedules for quality time together. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it’s easy to get caught up in work and other obligations. But setting aside quality time with your partner is crucial for maintaining a strong connection for the long haul. Whether it’s a weekly date night or a weekend getaway, prioritize spending quality time together. My husband and I have incorporated the 2–2–2 rule into our marriage for a few years now to assist in scheduling our quality time together, and it has made our lives so much simpler. Read More…
