Relationship tips: 11 Essential characteristics for healthy relationships
If you want to be part of a happy couple then you need to know what characteristics healthy relationships have so you can build a strong and supportive connection with your partner. Once you know what they are you can start making them a regular part of your relationship and eventually it’ll feel so natural that you won’t realize you’re doing them.
1) Respecting each other
By respecting each other you feel like equals and know that you can count on your partner to treat you the way you deserve to be treated. You can show respect in a lot of ways including: listening when your partner wants to talk about something important, not talking down to them, being mindful of boundaries and not criticizing their ideas and feelings. This keeps things good between you and increase the feeling of enjoying being together.
2) Be willing to compromise
A happy couple knows how to compromise and understand that a relationship is about a partnership where both people are able to feel heard and understood. You need to be willing to compromise instead of always expecting to have things your way so your partner knows that you care about how they feel. Let them have their way sometimes when it’s more important to them, try to see things from their point of view and make an effort to find things that both of you can agree on.
3) Trust in each other
Trust is something that you need to have in your partner if you want to have a strong, long lasting relationship with them. If there’s not trust you’ll doubt everything they say and do, including their love for you and that will cause problems between the two of you. You can express your trust in them by not constantly asking where they’re going, getting jealous when they hang out with friends and telling them personal things that you’d never tell anyone else. This won’t put pressure on them or feel smothered by you and they’ll be more likely to be loyal to you because they know you’re someone they can be themselves with.
4) Practicing self-care
Self-care is important not only to having healthy relationships but it’s also important to your general well-being. You need to make sure you set aside time for yourself so you can stay emotionally and mentally healthy and self-care is how you do that. Some ways that you can experience self-care is by going to the gym, eating healthy, spending time with friends, working on your hobbies and meditating. This gives you time to look after yourself and not feel like your entire life now revolves around your partner.
5) Honesty
Honesty is something you need to use when you talk to your partner and is a part of being respectful and communicating effectively. You need to be honest with them so they know how you really feel and there’s no misunderstanding. Being honest can be hurtful so when you tell them the truth you need to make sure you don’t blame them and instead focus on you and why you feel or think the way they do so they don’t take it too personally.
6) Practicing open communication
You need to make open communication a regular part of your relationship because it will make you feel closer to your partner and it will cause less fighting because you’ll understand each other better. To practice open communication you need to listen to what your partner says without judging them, being honest about how you feel and be willing to talk through problems instead of ignoring them.
7) Not forcing them to your ideal
Healthy relationships are ones where each person accepts their partner for who they are and are willing to overlook things that aren’t a big deal. They don’t try to change them or turn them into their ideal partner because that’s unrealistic and will only alienate them in the long run. You need to realize that you have flaws too and neither of you are perfect and that you fell in love with them for a reason.
8) Common life goals
A happy couple will have common life goals because they’re building a life together and need to be following a similar path if they don’t want to drift apart. Common life goals such as wanting to get married, whether or not you want to have children or living in a certain city. When you have similar goals as your partner you can work together to achieve them and get moral support from them because they know how important they are for you to accomplish.
9) Working through problems
Working through problems is something that a lot of couples struggle with and things get worse which leads to them breaking up. If you know how to deal with problems your relationship will go more smoothly and you could be together for a long time. Working through problems involve dealing with problems when they start, keeping control of your emotions and being calm and rational when trying to find a solution.
10) Seeing each other as equals
Seeing your partner as your equal is something you need to do right from the start of the relationship and keep doing it for as long as you’re together. You need to treat your partner the way you want to be treated and when they cross a line let them know so they can understand where your boundaries are. You also need to pull your weight and not let them do everything, like taking care of household chores, being mindful of their feelings, respecting them and not leaving them out of important events like your family gatherings or social things with friends.
11) Keeping romance alive
Keeping the romance alive is something that couples forget to do because they get stuck in a rut and learn to take their partner’s presence for granted. If you want to be part of a happy couple you need to keep things romantic and do small gestures to show your partner you still love them. Remember anniversaries, birthdays and work promotions, surprise them by making a candle lit dinner and tell them how much you love them or that they look beautiful. This makes them aware of your ongoing love and they’ll want to reciprocate which will keep the romantic desire going strong.
She is working as writer for diferent websites. She has published many hand-books about adult dating and relationships.
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