One partner may like to stay up to 1 or 2 am, while the other person wants to be in bed by 11 pm. If you’re not going to bed at the same time, how do you expect to have a romantic relationship? Mutual respect is essential in the bedroom too.
Even if you need to read a book while they sleep, just having your body close to theirs will give them a sense of peace and help them to rest. Don’t let your partner go to bed alone, as it can be an issue that causes a major rift.
10. Connect Throughout the Day
How many times have you heard someone say they’re too busy? Yet, people always tend to find time for what they want to do regardless of their schedule. Even if it’s using text messages and emails, you need to stay connected to your partner throughout the day.
Everyone has 5-10 minutes to check in on breaks at work. By establishing this connection throughout the day, you have less catching up to do at night, which frees up time for other things.
If you want to keep the romantic fires burning, then you need to make time for the one you love. A fascinating book, written by J. Covey entitled How to Text a Girl, advises keeping a woman hooked through great text messages. But, of course, the same topic can also apply to men. This physics professor from the University of Illinois puts a scientific spin on a relationship that’s worth the read.
11. Make Physical Contact
Touch is powerful and can be healing. But did you know that when you embrace someone, it releases endorphins that can benefit your mental and overall health? According to a study published by the National Library of Medicine, women who received frequent hugs from their partners had lower levels of cortisol, the stress hormone.
Additionally, they also had lower blood pressure and a better heart rate. The power of touching one another is vital for your overall health, so even if it’s just holding hands or embracing, make sure that you take time for such acts.
12. Embrace Teamwork
When you become a couple, it’s no longer about you. As the old saying goes, there’s no “i” in teamwork. You’re a couple now, so you must view everything as mutual. No house or car is just yours when you put everything together. It takes time to adjust, but you need to look at things from a team perspective rather than an individual.
13. Enjoy the Little Things
It truly is the little things that make your relationship so unique. For example, do you get up and make coffee every morning for your partner, or do you start the car to make sure it’s nice and warm for them? All these small things add up, so make sure you’re appreciative of each one.
14. Speak Positively to Others About Your Partner
Every couple has issues they want to overcome, but you shouldn’t share these issues with those around you. Instead, keep your relationship private and only speak positive things about your partner when you’re with others.
Your words have power, and if you speak negative things about your partner continuously, you will soon gather support from others. If you have an issue with your mate, you should talk to them about these issues and not everyone else.
15. Help with Household Chores
Well, this certainly isn’t as fun as celebrating or having a date night, but it’s an integral part of a relationship. The household load should be 50/50, primarily if you both work full-time jobs. If one person is carrying the majority of the workload, it will cause significant issues.
Both parties need to pull together to get the mundane tasks accomplished, which will leave more time for fun and enhancing your relationship.
Even the best relationship is demanding and requires lots of time and effort. However, whatever you put into your union will repay in dividends. When you put these 15 things listed above into practice, you will see positive changes.
Have you seen people who’ve been married for 40-50 years and think there’s no way you could ever do that? The difference between these people and so many others is that they didn’t give up. Sure, there were many times that they could and probably should have walked away, but they committed to one another to stay.
Don’t be so eager to move onto the next relationship when you have someone you know that completes you, but there are issues. Sure, there are many available folks out there, but each time you give your heart away, they keep a piece of it. The more relationships you go through, the more emotional baggage you carry.
You can change your current relationship by incorporating mutual respect. It will make you a happier, more accomplished person, and best of all, it doesn’t require any money.