To Improve Your Relationship, Look Inward

“On their wedding day, a young man and a young woman, standing before the priest, minister, or justice of the peace, usually have a high opinion of one another.  They overflow with joyous thoughts.  Each has a firm intention of pleasing and nourishing the cherished person who is about to become a partner for life.”  The Mirages of Marriage  

     Most relationships begin with a high level of love, hope and commitment, a promise of joys to come.  Convinced they will spend the rest of their lives together; several years later a civil conversation does not exist.  
               
    Why?  What happens to erode the dreams after a few years?  Relationships occur in cycles as everything in nature.  Periods of closeness alternate with periods of distance. Growth is an expanding process, painful by its very nature.  Research confirms that fighting is a sign of health in relationships.  The process of fighting is the part that is detrimental or constructive.  
                 
     Positive communication can improve a relationship and even breathe new life into a relationship that is considered beyond repair. Learning to communicate in a way that is direct, honest and non-judgmental will make even a break up more bearable!
                 
     I know your partner definitely needs to learn this!  BUT the only person in the world you truly control is yourself.  If you truly deal with your own behavior, I’m sure you will be kept busy! A commitment to change takes effort, introspection and willingness.  The reward can be a level of intimacy only previously dreamed of. 
          
    This site is a collection of articles designed to help you and your partner build a more fulfilling relationship.  If you like what you read here and would like to go deeper, try a package.   Email me a question or connect over at the forum.  Connect to the relationship of your dreams. 

Blissfully, 

Allison