If you desire a healthy and happy relationship, there are certain ingredients your relationship needs. It’s really important you don’t make unrealistic promises you can’t keep. The promises on this list are practical and realistic and would also ensure you have a happy and healthy relationship.
Below are 9 promises to make to your partner
1. PROMISE TO BE YOURSELF
Your partner deserves to know the real you. Don’t show your partner a version of yourself that isn’t the real you. Avoid pretense in your relationship and desist from withholding the truth. Always be yourself right from the beginning of the relationship and ensure you don’t keep anything about yourself from your partner, even the parts you are not proud of.
2. PROMISE TO LISTEN
We always want to be heard and fail to listen to our partners. This is so wrong. If you desire a happy and healthy relationship with your partner, you have to make a promise to listen to your partner. Don’t just listen to your partner for the sake of listening but instead listen to get an understanding of what your partner is trying to say.
3. PROMISE TO MAKE THE RELATIONSHIP WORK
If you desire a healthy and happy relationship, you have to be willing to make it work. You have to learn to find a middle ground when you and your partner don’t agree on a particular subject. Set and honour healthy boundaries in your relationship.
4. PROMISE TO LET YOUR PARTNER BE HIS OR HERSELF
Trying to change your partner into someone else is totally wrong. It’s wrong forcing your partner to act in a certain way. You have to encourage your partner be his or herself and be unique in his/her way. Changing your partner into someone else can be really suffocating.
5. PROMISE NOT TO COMPARE YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THAT OF OTHERS
You have to promise to appreciate the uniqueness of your relationship and avoid comparing your relationship to that of others if you desire a healthy and happy relationship. Do not set someone else’s relationship as a standard to match up to. No two relationships are the same.
6. PROMISE TO ALLOW YOUR PARTNER GROW
If you desire a healthy and happy relationship, you have to encourage your partner to chase his/her dreams and give him/her the freedom to pursue what makes them come alive. You have to respect your partner’s ability to make their own decisions. Let your partner chase his/her dreams even if it’s something you are not a fan of.
7. PROMISE TO WORK AS A TEAM
You and your partner need to work towards a common goal if you desire a healthy and happy relationship. Work together while also respecting the needs of you and your partner. Respect each other’s opinion and treat your partner as your equal.
8. PROMISE TO HANDLE CONFLICTS CALMLY
There would always be conflicts in every relationship but you have to use conflict as an opportunity to learn about yourself and your partner. Never forget to apologize if you caused your partner pain and be willing to forgive when your partner wrongs you.
9. PROMISE TO MAKE OUT TIME FOR YOUR PARTNER
Making out time for your partner is a must if you desire to have a healthy and happy relationship. Try new things together with your partner and make time spent with your partner useful.
Phil