Patience

        
Tips For A Healthy Relationship

Step 4: Patience 


Patience is the ability to persevere and maintain composure in situations that necessitate understanding, entail a tolerance for delay, and incite emotional intensity. Patience is often referred to as a virtue or a habit, and practicing patience is an action. Therefore, patience is something that can be developed. Relationships present many circumstances that call for patience, and patience is necessary to having a healthy and functional relationship.

Take note of the emotional, physical and mental responses you are having so you can learn to recognize the ways in which you react to such challenges. Understanding how you react to things that challenge your patience is tantamount to coping with relationship challenges and learning to practice and employ patience.

When relationship issues that test your patience arise, mentally recite affirmations that you can and will be patient. For example, if you feel that you are getting impatient during a discussion with your spouse, you may say to yourself, "I am capable of practicing patience, and I will calm down and listen."

Love

Tips For A Healthy Relationship

Step 3: Love

Another important step to happiness in your relationship is love. You have to love your partner but most importantly yourself. If they can get pass your flaws and imperfections you should be able to too. Understand that no one’s perfect and that there trying. 

if you approach someone with compassion, you will open their hearts and minds. Show them you understand where they’re coming from, and they’ll be willing to see your side. That gives you a chance to express yourself and your expectations clearly. And when you let people know what you need at the right time in the right way, they’re more likely to give that to you.

Communication

Tips For A Healthy Relationship

Step 2: Communication 

Communication is important in relationships as it allows us to share interests, aspirations and concerns, to support each other, to organize our lives and make decisions, and to work together. Good communication is about the way we talk and listen, and about our body language. Talk to each other. No matter how well you know and love each other, you cannot read your partner’s mind. We need to communicate clearly to avoid misunderstandings that may cause hurt, anger or confusion.

When we communicate, we can say a lot without speaking. Our body posture, tone of voice and the expressions on our face all convey a message. If our feelings don’t fit with our words, it is often the non-verbal communication that gets ‘heard’ and believed. Notice whether your body language reflects what you are saying.

Listening is a very important part of effective communication. A good listener can encourage their partner to talk openly and honestly. Improve your communication skills with simple things like...

• Keep comfortable eye contact.
• Lean towards your partner and make gestures to show interest and concern.
• Have a fairly relaxed posture with your arms and legs uncrossed.
• Face your partner – don’t sit or stand sideways.
• Sit or stand on the same level to avoid looking up to or down on your partner.
• Avoid distracting gestures such as fidgeting with a pen, glancing at papers, or tapping your feet or fingers.
• Be aware that physical barriers, noise or interruptions will make good communication difficult.
• Show genuine attention and interest.
• Ask for feedback from your partner on your listening.

Trust

   
 Tips For A Healthy Relationship 

Step 1: Trust


Trust is the most important thing for building a strong relationship. Trust means that you have placed your confidence and faith in your partner, and that you expect honesty, integrity, loyalty, and respect to be at the center of your relationship. You also expect your partner to keep promises and confidences, and to stay with you when the going gets tough. Your trust should always be earned; you should not give it to another lightly. When you first met your partner, you probably shared information that helped you to figure out whether or not he or she was “worthy” of your trust and of your heart.