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Relationships need good quality maintenance all year long. At the same time, since spring in finally here, I though it would be a good time to offer a few "fix-it-up" tips for your relationship.
Tip 1 - Date your spouse - Just about every successful couple I know has a regular date night. Whether weekly or monthly is not as important as having a regular time both of you can count on. Why stop dating just because you got married?
Tip 2 - Say I love you often - If you have been together a year or 20 years, these are always three magic words. The strongest couples I know do not let a day go by without saying and meaning these words.
Tip 3 - And speaking of magic words, learn and speak your partner's love language. Does you partner most need to see it, hear it or feel it?
Tip 4 - Apologize when you need to - We all mess up sometimes. The quicker we clean it up so we can move on, the better.
Tip 5 - Chore charting - For one month, take over a chore your partner hates. Don't tell them want you are going to do, just do it.
Tip 6 - Use your database - If you have been with someone for more than a month, you have a good database of information about them. What they like, don't like, how they like to be treated, etc. Use it.
Tip 7 - Ask questions - Just because you have a data base of information on someone does not mean that you know everything about them. Ask questions. Be curious. Listen to their stories.
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