Relationship mistakes need to be pointed out. It’s wise to know where you should be heading as well as what to avoid.
Want to know what the common ones are so you can avoid them?
A Lack Of True Openness
Having secrets will lead to suspicion as well as resentment, from your partner.
If you’re unable to tell them everything and anything about your life, why are you thinking you’re able to share your life with them, in the first place?
We all enter a relationship with our own level of privacy. After all, we’ve been an individual, fending for ourselves, haven’t we?
That changes as a couple. In it’s highest form, sharing of everything is all there is. It takes time to ease into giving it all up.
But you need to, as this leads into 100% trust.
You Only Think You Trust Your Partner
When you’re in love (or think you are), it’s easy to pay lip-service and say you trust her/him.
But for holistic loving trust to exist, you need to give them the ultimate power and ability to hurt you in every possible way. The trust part is that they won’t.
Most couples never empower the other with that sort of armory – and never achieve true trust.
Have you?
Forget The Small Stuff
In every relationship, there’s bound to be minor irritations with your partner that, for some reason, annoy the hell out of you.
Things like a guy leaving the toilet seat up, a little bit of mess in the kitchen, unwashed
- OK, get a life here. Why do trivial things annoy people, in the first place?
- In a truly stable relationship, partners view them as exceptionally trivial and meaningless. They ignore them for what they are and so should you.
- Instead of being annoyed, try saying this to yourself: “˜This is really petty. I’m lucky to have such a wonderful partner’.
Arguments Late At Night.
Ouch, one of the common problems with nearly all couples have, is allowing an argument to wash over into a new day.
You know the way it goes: You’re tired from a day’s work (your partner probably is too) and sometimes fueled by alcohol. You tend to say things you know you’ll regret but you say them anyway – and it all ends up wrong. Both partners throw the towel in and call it a night. Problem is, this anger festers over night and usually, the negativity has now become the norm when it shouldn’t.
When you’re both in a bubbly and togetherness moment, agree between the two of you to always sort out any disagreements and go to bed together, in peace.
Mothers Destroy Things.
One of the biggest battles for any healthy relationship is from the outside – usually possessive mothers or mothers-in-law.
Couples need to take a unified stance on this one, to ensure feelings aren’t hurt and there’s mutual understanding. One way is to schedule your mother to have time with the both of you and/or your kids.
Book her time into your calendar so things are crystal clear for everyone.
So The One Liner In Avoiding Common Relationship Mistakes:
Be open, develop loving trust, forget the small stuff, avoid late night battles and keep the mother or mother-in-law in check.
What Relationship Mistakes Would You Suggest Avoiding?