You can’t have a successful relationship with your partner if there’s no trust in your relationship.
Below are 10 ways to build trust in your relationship
1. MAKE A COMMITMENT TO BE FAITHFUL
You can’t build trust in your relationship if you aren’t faithful to your partner. Make a commitment to be faithful to your partner and stick to it.
2. LET YOUR WORDS MATCH YOUR ACTIONS
You can’t expect your partner to trust you if your words don’t match your actions. When you fail to do the things you said you would do, your partner starts seeing you as someone who isn’t trustworthy.
3. LOVE YOUR PARTNER FOR THE RIGHT REASONS
You can’t expect your partner to trust you if your partner feels you have an ulterior motive. Love your partner for the right reasons.
4. BE CONSISTENT
Consistency in matching your words with action will make your partner trust you. Doing what you said you would just once or twice won’t make your partner trust you, you should match your words with actions always. Your partner can see you as someone he/she can count on if you always follow through with your words.
5. MAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP YOUR PRIORITY
Your partner won’t trust you if you take him/her for granted and don’t make your relationship your top priority. Your partner would feel comfortable trusting you when he/she knows that the relationship a top priority to you.
6. ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH
Telling the truth always even at your own expense will help you build trust in your relationship. When you always tell the truth, you show your partner that you value your relationship and this will bring trust.
7. DON’T KEEP IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM YOUR PARTNER
When you keep important information from your partner especially a piece of information that affects your partner and the relationship, you destroy the trust in your relationship. Be open and avoid keeping vital information from your partner.
8. KEEP YOUR PARTNER’S SECRET AND THE SECRET OF OTHERS
Failure to keep a secret will affect the trust in your relationship. If you want your partner to trust you, you should keep secrets told to you.
9. GIVE YOUR PARTNER THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT
You can’t expect your partner to trust you when you don’t trust him/her. Avoid thinking of the worst case in every possible situation and learn to give your partner the benefit of doubt. Just because your partner missed your call doesn’t mean your partner is cheating on you.
10. AVOID BEING SECRETIVE
Having your passwords on your phone doesn’t build trust in your relationship. If you want to build trust in your relationship, your partner should know the password to your phone. Protecting your phone like a fort destroys trust in a relationship.
Phil