10 for a Great Relationship
Today: Rule 10 – Believe in the “fairy tale” aspects of
1. Accept and embrace your partner’s differences
2. Staying connected is more important than being right
3. You get out of it what you put into it
4. Regularly get out of your daily routine
5. Convey your partner’s importance to him or her
6. Fight fairly
7. Make the relationship a priority
8. Savor every day
9. Talk about your future together
10. Believe in the “fairy tale” aspects of love
Life can b
e harsh and unrelenting at times, but don’t let life make you or your relationship callous or unfeeling. Hold on to the belief of happy endings. Believe in the power and the innocence of love. Love can indeed be experienced as a fairy tale.
Once you stop believing, you begin to give energy, negative energy, to all that can take love apart. This may not happen all at once. But over time, and piece-by-piece, you will become jaded and cynical about the mystical powers of love. Once this happens, the magic of love will eventually die. To keep your relationship forever young, always believe in the power and grace of love.
If you are the “prince” in your relationship, you do not need a shining horse and glistening sword to defend and protect your love. All you need is the conviction that your partner is worth fighting for – over and over again. Be the person you should be. Never lie, always look for ways to take things off your partner’s plate when it is too full and be a rock of unfaltering support and encouragement. Never demean or criticize your partner. Be the man you are expected to be.
If you are the “princess” realize you do not need to be rescued. By your own choices, you are where you have put yourself in your life. Look to give your partner all that you have to offer. Give your passion and your promise to honor and cherish. Believe in your partner, fully. Extend your respect and offer your shoulder, without judgments, when the world comes crashing down on your lover.
A loving and nurturing relationship can co-exist in a world that can sometimes seem dysfunctional and apathetic to what you and your partner celebrate. It does not take one being a hero to save the other from the world; it takes both in the relationship to act heroically in spite of the circumstances. Always believe in love and you will find happy endings where you least expect them.
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