Long Term Relationship Advice
Long
term relationship advice to live by! Once you get into a relationship,
will you know how to keep it alive and vital over time? If you are
in a relationship, do you know how to make sure the spark never
goes out for the two of you? Here are five tips for refreshing your
relationship to ensure it stands the tests of time. Enjoy!
Five
Ways to Refresh Your Relationship - Tips and Techniques to Ensure
a Lasting Love!
By Rinatta Paries
A relationship
is like a delicate rose bush. If you care for it, it will bloom
year after year with unsurpassed beauty. If you don't, you might
end up with a dull, lifeless entity that is struggling to survive.
Below
are five ideas to keep your relationship in bloom for years to come.
If
you are single, read these tips with an eye on what you will want
to do in a long-term relationship. If you are in a relationship,
pick one or two of the five ideas and integrate
them into your relationship now. You will be amazed at how many
nice feelings you can create quickly by taking a few simple steps.
1.
Make time for your relationship week after week.
Take time for each other every single week. For most couples, it
is a good idea to have a standing date night. Communicate to your
friends, kids, everyone, that this night is reserved especially
for the two of you. Keep the date every week, no matter what. Make
it your priority.
2.
Do fun, pleasurable things together.
Sharing fun and pleasure fosters intimacy. Intimacy is what relationships
are all about. Share good meals, share play time, share jokes and
funny movies, share outdoor activities. What matters most is that
the activity is fun and pleasurable for each of you.
3.
Do long-term activities as a couple.
Do something long-term together. Learn about investments, take dance
lessons, refinish the furniture, reach your fitness goals. Do some
long-term activity that will enrich and interest each of you, together.
By doing this you will stay connected to each other and foster common
ground in the relationship. Make sure that this is above and beyond
child rearing.
4.
Resolve conflict quickly.
It is hard to say you are sorry in the heat of an argument. In some
ways it is easier to have a fight and go into your separate corners.
But unresolved conflict, or conflict that lingers, fosters long-term
hurt and resentment. It's ok to disagree. But it's important to
find a resolution quickly.
5.
Keep the romance alive.
In a long-term relationship, romance is not something that happens
automatically most of the time. Everyday pressures and time constraints
have a tendency to rob us of spontaneity.
Romance
needs to be consciously created. Remember that romance will keep
your relationship fresh and exciting and will keep the two of you
close. Take turns creating romance intentionally.
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Rinatta
Paries is a Relationship Coach and a Master Certified Coach. With
nine years of relationship coaching experience, she works with singles
to help them attract their ideal relationship, and helps couples
create more love and fulfillment in their existing relationships.
Rinatta is the author of the popular "Relationship Coach eNewsletter,"
designed to inspire, educate and coach both singles and couples
in how to attract and sustain a healthy, loving, fulfilling relationship.
Visit her web site at www.WhatItTakes.com
or e-mail her at coach@WhatItTakes.com
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