Appreciate Your Love
Many people ask themselves how to celebrate their relationship. Think back to the beginning of your relationship and remember the way you acted towards your partner. What did you do differently? Why did it stop?
I know, you got married, had kids, have adult responsibilities, and everything in the world seems to be more important. If they want to spend more time with you, they will pitch in and help with all the other responsibilities that are taking over. Right?
The answer is that if you value your relationship, you will make it a point to prioritize your relationship, your spouse, and your couple time. If you want them to help with your responsibilities, you need to make them a priority, too.
If your spouse made work, friends, and sports a priority, where do you fit in to his life? If you want to fit into his life, you need to make room for him in yours. Celebrate your spouse and your relationship.
3 Ways to Celebrate That Make Your Relationship Stronger
1. Show gratitude – Saying thank you is a great start. Who doesn’t want to feel appreciated? Remember to appreciate the random acts of kindness that happen on a daily basis.
2. Actively Listen – Have the conversations. Put away the phones, shut out the distractions, and make sure that you are actually paying attention to what they say. Take mental notes of what they’re saying. You can learn what they want and what they need just by listening to their words.
3. Have Fun Together – It is so important to remember to have fun as a couple. We tend to get caught up in the to do lists that we coast through the day. Before we know it, we are walking through life in a zombie like existence and everything blurs together. How would you feel if your partner thought about your relationship that way? Make it a point to do fun things together (dance around the kitchen, play cards, go on a walk, or even go sky diving if that’ something you both want to do. The point is to have fun together.
Include these three tips in your daily relationship and you could go from routine to blissfully happy. Somewhere along the way we got the idea that because you are married or you have been together for so long, it’s okay to put your relationship on the back burner. But remember, a pot of water will steam better if the flame is turned up a little higher!
