Working on Keeping your Relationship at its Best Status

Being in a relationship is more than just the butterflies in the stomach. It’s more than just the romantic excitement (especially during the early stages in the relationship). While being in a relationship may sound exciting and feel exhilarating (even to the people around you), tests will be thrown your way to challenge your relationship.

Keep the fun alive

Being in the relationship for a long time, you may often find yourself too comfortable and hence too complacent in your status. But sometimes, the nonexistence of excitement in the relationship could turn it very, very cold. And this could lead to the ruin of a relationship.

Do not deny the challenging times

Relationships would always have its ups and downs—much like everything else in life. If you feel a challenge is brewing or that there’s bound an exchange that may turn heated in a conversation, keep your calm and accept that you’re both undergoing a test in your relationship.

Treat each other with respect and kindness

In cases of arguments and disagreements, always treat each other with respect and kindness. Accept that this is one of the challenges in your relationship, and it will not help if you keep the blame game and pulling each other down.

Silence does not always have to be unhealthy

Sometimes, on the contrary, this could be more beneficial to your relationship rather than throwing a full-blown hissy fit. Keeping your cool and staying silent would help avoid throwing harsh words at each other that you would definitely regret later.

Words help

Although silence is helpful in an argument, verbalizing your love and appreciation to each other would also boost confidence in each other. It may not even have to be a grand speech (during special days such as a long post on social media on a birthday, anniversary, etc.), it could probably just be a simple joke you heard that you would share to your significant other because you know they’d get it or they’d just roll their eyes at you for it.

Find something to appreciate

No matter how long you and your significant other may have been together, there are some things about them that may still surprise you. Watch out for something they do or say that will catch you off your guard.

Never forget where you started

And most of all, especially in the midst of a heated (but preferably silent) argument, think of where it all began. When you decided to stick by your significant other’s side through all the ups and downs and the highs and lows in your relationship. Be there for each other during each of your highs and lows. And then celebrate your victories, no matter how small.