Posted by Whoever said marriages and relationships were hard work was right.
Once the honeymoon is over the day-to-day stresses of married life can take their toll on a person. Your feelings for your partner may shift and you may find yourself in a place where you’re just not as emotionally invested in the relationship as you once were. If you want to save your marriage/relationship you need to fall in love with your partner again. If it sounds impossible, it’s not. Just consider the fact that at one time he/she was the person you intended to spend the rest of your life with.
In order to fall in love with your partner again you have to get back to the same mindset you were at when you two first gor together. Chances are back then your partner couldn’t do much wrong in your eyes. You forgave the things that annoy you now and you were more patient with him/her. Often in a relationship we take our partner for granted because we know that they are committed to us. Whenever you take another person for granted you lose some respect for them. Now is the time when you must start appreciating your partner the same way you did back when you two first met.
To do that you need to put more effort into how you view him/her. Instead of constantly looking at what he/she does that you don’t like, focus on the things about him/her that you really adore. Compliment him/her more and see how he/she reacts. Make time just to be with him/her and do things that he/she loves doing. Anytime we look at someone with a more positive light our feelings for them shift. Try it with your partner today!
All true!!!
Lived through it all, and can vow it’s based on truth.
Amen. Time to put on the Rose colored glasses that dim the cracks and faults and enhance the joy and the beauty..
There is nothing like being in love. Great article!