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You Need to Feed Your Relationship

Do not take your relationship for granted. We don’t usually issue proclamations of this nature, but this cannot be said enough.

Valentine’s day and anniversaries and other landmarks are all really nice opportunities to celebrate your relationship.

However, if you are not staying alert and in tune with your partner, these few moments of recognition will not keep your love alive!

Be present. Pay attention. Observe and listen to your partner. We all want to be acknowledged, but often in different ways. Find out what your partner likes and desires, then translate that into something that you are comfortable with and able to do. Putting time and effort into finding ways to honor and celebrate your mate will be the water of your togetherness, and keep it growing toward the light.

Click here to find out what we do on a day-to-day basis to nourish our relationship. Or click here to hear it.

Kit and Kat have something to say about this, too:

Successful Relationship Reading Corner


BookshelfIn this week's blog, we discussed why you need to feed your relationship. These articles offer lots of good suggestions about this topic.

10 Small Acts in a Relationship That Are Actually a Really Big Deal "There is an important distinction to be made in relationships between people who pay attention to detail, and people who don’t. The first type are people who don’t usually go all-out on the big things like extravagant gifts or getaways for special occasions, but they don’t do small things like take care of you while you are sick or go to pick up a prescription at CVS."

The Single Best Thing You Can Do for Your Relationship "When we think of what we can do to nurture our relationship, we often think of tangibles. Buy her diamond earrings. Take her out to an elegant dinner. Surprise him by wearing sexy lingerie. Buy flowers and chocolate. Take a romantic trip together. While all of these things certainly won’t hurt your relationship (at all!), they aren’t necessarily the strongest ways to connect with your loved one. The deeper component has more to do with how you interact together rather than what you do together. It’s called validation. Consistent, thoughtful validation of your partner’s thoughts and feelings is the best thing you can do for your relationship."

Best Relationship Tip Ever? Pay Attention to Your Partner! "It’s easy to get into a rut. Sometimes we take the people we love the most for granted. They deserve the biggest part of our attention, but we frequently find ourselves giving them the least. This is incredibly common. It seems life just gets in the way. With so many distractions, it can seem impossible to get it right.If you’re finding yourself nodding along as you’re reading this, then you’re in the right spot. It seems like everyone has some love advice they’re eager to share. But what is truly the best relationship tip to help you turn this situation around? Pay attention to your partner!"

 

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