8 Ways To Be More Positive In Your Relationship

Positive is a feeling. It’s often a very personal feeling. Being positive should be a  way of life — an interactive life choice.

Most times, when a relationship has lasted a while and both partners have gotten too used to each other, it becomes hard to be or remain positive. Negative feelings in your relationship can come from external stressors, disappointment with your partner or yourself, and personal struggles that make it hard to be positive. Maintaining positivity requires work and it is a vital component of happy and healthy relationships. Making the effort to be positive will help the longevity of the relationship and will increase your overall happiness while you are in the relationship.  Here are 8 Ways To Be More Positive In Your Relationship:

1.  Establish Effective Lines of Communication 

Positivity in relationships starts and ends in communication. Effective, Radical, Active, and honest conversations are your keys to a positive and healthy relationship.

2. Perform Mutual Self-Care

Commit together to managing your health to bring out the best in both of you. Exercise, sleep patterns, eating habits, and more — these habits are impactful.

3. Accept Change and Imperfection

Becoming a positive partner is not a destination, it is a process. Embrace the process and stay ready to evolve and grow in unexpected ways.

4. Practice Gratitude

As time passes in a relationship, even the most connected partners might feel taken for granted. Never miss a chance to say thank you and/or share a sincere compliment. Appreciation is a big part of positivity.

5. Establish Independence

Once you commit to a relationship, you must also commit to cultivating three facets of your life. You are a partner, yes, but you also need alone time and social time without your partner. The ability to productively remain independent while still being connected is a skill worth mastering.

6. Learn To Apologize

We all mess up. Thus, we all have ample opportunity to apologize. Own up to what you did. Be remorse. Promise to never do it again and live up to that promise.

7. Be realistic

Everyone has their flaws and all relationships have their problems. Being in a relationship and expecting everything to be perfect, will have you constantly disappointed with the realities of being in a serious relationship.

8. Don’t Take it Personally When Your Partner is Feeling Negative

You may be on the same wavelength and finish each other’s sentences. But, there will be times when your partner is down and giving a negative vibe and energy. Give your partner space to feel what they need to feel without making it about you.