- Listen attentively to your partner's needs, desires, and concerns. Show that you notice your partner's needs, desires, and concerns by acting on what you discover about partner.
- When your partner is direct with requests, respond to what he or she asks for and act on those requests in a timely fashion.
- Leave no room for procrastination; really show up.
- Speak words of acknowledgment, appreciation, and gratitude not only for what your partner does, but for who your partner is.
- When using humor to enliven the relationship, be careful to only playfully tease and not to wound with sharp barbs.
- Only make comparisons to others for the purpose of calling attention to your partner’s strengths and talents.
- There are intimate details that only you are privileged to know; never violate confidentiality.
- Carefully spar with your partner to work out differences during conflict.
- When bringing a complaint, be careful not to go over the line to criticism.
- Replace cutting sarcasm with gentle language.
- Speak directly to your partner rather than sharing your complaints with others.
- Banish all forms of contempt, including rolling of the eyes.
- Omit impatient and irritable tones from your communication.
- When your partner makes unskillful choices, be compassionate and reassuring by saying something like, “We all make mistakes and can learn from them.”
- Validate your significant other's offerings with encouraging words, such as, ”You’re full of good ideas.”
- Make room for your partner's style. There are many ways to get things accomplished.
- Assure your partner that there is room for many opinions.
- Support your partner’s choices whenever you can.
- Acknowledge whatever level of financial contribution your partner makes to the family expenses.
- Acknowledge how much your partner contributes to you and your family on the non-material, emotional level.
- When you make an unskillful choice, apologize as soon as possible.
- Take responsibility for the ways you harm your partner.
- Get busy learning from your breakdowns so that you don’t continue to harm your relationship. Be quick to offer forgiveness when your partner makes unskillful choices.
- Tell your partner that you are proud of her or him.
- Declare your respect for your partner in front of others.
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