Support Your Spouse’s “Ideal Self”

In a new study, researchers found that when partners understand and support each other’s ideal self, then both the relationship and the individual are happier.

This means that you want to find out what your partner really appreciates about himself or herself and wants to achieve.  If he is both handsome and smart, but most interested in his intellectual ability, talk more about his career than his looks.

Want to read more about this study?  Click here for the link.

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Accepting Personal Responsibility: For Respect, For Yourself and Your Partner

You do not have to like or agree with your partner’s ideas; however, respect is crucial in any relationship.  The biggest indicator of the danger of any relationship is a lack of respect.

You will find it hard to receive respect if you do not give respect.  Without basic respect in your heart, from your mouth and in your actions, a marriage will not survive.

Think about the good characteristics of your partner, the things that you love about him or her, and keep those in mind as you talk about your differences.

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