Relationships are dynamic entities. They have their highs and lows, and they don’t always go as planned. What’s the best way to recover from a relationship rut? While there’s no easy answer, Wedding Affair brings to you four ways to get a relationship back on track.
Choose Cooperation over Competition
Resist the urge to socially compare yourself to your significant other. Don’t feel good that you are doing better at following your diet than your partner. Don’t be resentful when your partner experiences more career success than you. Success for them is a success for you and vice versa. Adopting this mentality will make you a more supportive and encouraging partner. If you and your partner still need to exercise those social comparison muscles, find a common goal to work toward. Don’t forget that you and your partner are in this together. Never miss an opportunity to help each other.
Take Into Account What Works
Humans have a tendency to exaggerate the degree to which something is a problem, especially when emotions are involved. Our thoughts can spiral. We are quick to imagine worst-case scenarios. When a relationship goes off the rails, it’s worth thinking back and remembering the types of things that made it work in the past. It might just be a few simple changes that need to be made to get your relationship back on track—things that you were doing a few years ago but have since fallen off your radar.
Reduce Reality Checks
Remember to give your significant other space to feel heard and supported, even when you may not fully agree with his or her viewpoints. The truth is that we all receive so much reality checking throughout our day-to-day lives, it is often not necessary for one’s romantic partner to play that role. Instead, be the supportive and encouraging person that your partner wants you to be, and leave the reality checking to others. People tend to come to their senses on their own.
Adopt Radical Changes
Go out and try the one thing you said you’d never do with your partner. Take that European vacation. Move to another state or country. Take up that hobby you’ve been avoiding for years. Don’t be afraid to re-conceptualize the entire premise of your relationship. When relationships are in trouble, perhaps the worst thing you can do is sit tight and hope things will improve on their own. Take action. You may save yourself a lot of regret and heartache.
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