Opportunities for Relationship Growth

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More listening, less talking.

When we are speaking with our spouse or partner during a disagreement most of the time, we are barely listening to what our partner is saying.

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Building awareness.

Many a time, our responses to our partners aren’t responses based on what’s going on in the moment – the responses are based on things we are carrying into the present moment our current argument.

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Maintaining awareness.

Another way to make your relationship grow is by maintaining awareness of your emotions and of your partner’s needs.

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Try something new.

When we are experiencing new things together, it heightens and deepens the connection that we have with our partner.

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Spend more time together.

Are you spending quality time with your partner? Examine the moments, hours, or days that you spend in your partner’s company – is this quality time? Or is this coexisting time?

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Spend less time together.

OK, I understand this is a direct opposite of the previous number; however, sometimes absence does make the heart grow fonder. By spending time apart, we can cultivate a relationship with our self.

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Put down the phone.

Spending less time on the phone is not the same as spending less screen time when you’re with your partner.

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Prioritize intimacy.

Intimacy in relationships doesn’t just mean the act of sex or any acts that are associated with sex.

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Reestablish relationship intentions.

Many a time in a relationship or marriage, we get overwhelmed with the duties of the day today. We wake up, we get coffee, we make breakfast, we go to work,

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How to Rekindle or Add Romance to a Relationship

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