To be a good partner isn’t easy, but even at that, to find a good partner is an even harder task. I mean if there were better partners there would be lesser divorces, fewer scenes of domestic violence, lesser breakups and heart breaks, lesser feeling of loneliness and rejection, lesser unhappiness rate in relationship—I can go on and on
The fact that there are terrible partners out there doesn’t mean that there aren’t good partners; sometimes people even have good partners and even let them go for some careless reasons. Also, some partners aren’t there yet, they still fall short of being that dream partner but the good part is upon all their shortcomings, they still try hard to be that better person to their partner—even such a partner should be appreciated.
I would share six reasons why you should appreciate the two kinds of partners mentioned above.
1. YOUR PARTNER WOULD FEEL APPRECIATED
Of course, we all know how the feeling of being appreciated is. When you appreciate your partner, there is this unexplained feeling within that partner that only that partner can understand. That feeling of being appreciated makes you feel worthy —just like a young kid in school that’s being congratulated by her parents for improving from 10th position in class to 4th position—she might not be in the top three yet but she would feel worthy within her and would put in more efforts to go tops in her class.
2. YOUR PARTNER WOULD BE HAPPY
Everyone wants to be appreciated, everyone wants to be told ‘job well done’; there is this sense of happiness that comes with being appreciated, and a happy relationship starts with a happy partner. If your partner is disgruntled, you would never have that happy relationship.
3. WOULD BE WILLING TO DO MORE
The great thing about being appreciative of your partner is the fact that you would even be the one to reap the benefits. Imagine a lady thanking her man for taking her out on a date, it would mean more dates, more gifts and loads of flowers. Imagine a man appreciating his lady for probably a wonderful meal or for being a loving partner —trust me when I say that lady would go the extra mile in being there for her man. In the end it’s usually a win-win situation.
4. YOUR PARTNER WOULD FEEL LOVED
Appreciation is a huge sign of love, as far as it is sincere. It’s even better not to appreciate your partner than giving out an insincere appreciation. Appreciating your partner would make your partner feel loved and when your partner feels that love for what he/she has done then your relationship can only go one place from there—the top.
5. IT SHOWS YOU’RE OBSERVANT
On your part, being a partner that can be appreciative of what’s been done for you only shows the good qualities in you. It shows you are an observant partner, shows a mature side of you and as well shows someone who wants his/her relationship to move forward.
6. IT INCREASES THE BOND
The aforementioned reasons only goes to show one thing—being appreciative would increase the bond between you and your partner. When your partner is happy, you would as well be happy; when your partner feels that love, you would as well; and when your partner is willing to do more for your, the bond in your relationship would grow in leaps and bounds.
Like I mentioned earlier, appreciating your partner is a win-win situation, nobody becomes a loser in doing that. Don’t wait for your partner to bring down the skies for you, appreciate the little things that’s being done for you and your partner wouldn’t only bring down the skies for you but the stars as well—a relationship in the stars, now that’s romantic.
Shawn