You may be one of those lucky people with golden in-laws that appreciate you and kindly stay out of your private business. They don’t pressure you to do anything that goes against your own morals or house rules and they never ask you to do anything that would hurt your family relationships in any way.
Communication in a healthy relationship isn’t as simple as saying ”I love you” but requires keeping your finger on the pulse of your partner’s feelings and developing positive communication habits.
Whether you’re having one of the best days of your relationship or you’re mid-argument, your partner wants to know you’re still in love. Daily affirmations serve as gentle reminders that you’re still passionate, serious, and planning to stick around for years to come — hopefully forever.
Many of my couples often get concerned that after being in a relationship for more than six months they will lose the spark or romance with their partner. The romantic love stage usually fades within one year. But, it’s important to replace romantic love with emotional intimacy.
Money is often a major source of tension in relationships. Far too often couples break up over this. Recently, I have been working with a couple that is planning to get married next year. Money has been a source of stress in their relationship since they have different spending styles. They are working on learning how to prevent arguments and work through their differences in order to resolve financial conflicts. An effective way to address the problem is to discuss your money history and philosophy together.
Prenuptials are increasingly growing more popular regardless of age and income. With the alarming reality that 50% of marriages end in divorce, people are anxious and want to ensure that they are safe in marriage. The result has been a steady increase in the number of couples drafting prenuptial agreements. However, it’s not necessarily an easy thing to arrange between partners. They can be quite tricky and lead to contention, even break-ups. A partner might feel the future is doomed even before they enter it.
There’s no way around it. Any long-term relationship is going to have its challenges. The trick is to be aware of these very normal issues that can and will crop up. With your radar tuned in, you can identify a potential problem while still in its baby stages, rather than waiting until the headache balloons to the size of Montana.
Most couples in long-term relationships find that romance gets replaced little by little by family demands, household chores, familiarity…and so on. This does not have to be the case in your relationship. A little bit of work and a little creativity can help you keep the romance alive in your relationship..here’s some cool tips to show you how.
I’ve met so many couples during my years as a psychotherapist whose problems boil down to a simple lack of communication. In most cases, this type of communication skill does not come naturally and the only way to ingrain it into your relationship is to learn and continually use valuable communication strategies.
