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by : Dr. Lagrotte

Couples

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Okay, so lately I will have a session and I think this will be a great blog. Yep, it happened again yesterday and just had to share my thoughts and as always hear what you have to say.

I was talking to a husband alone about his wife’s needs and how she wants him to be and he was struggling to get it until I put it in terms of work. When you go to work, you are there because you have acquired skills along the way that help you do your job. If at any point, those skills get out dated so will your job.

So, why do we view our relationships any different? Couples evolve over time and when your going through different stages of your life you need to adjust accordingly. How do you do that and always know how to work at your relationship job?

1. Communicate all the time. There is an assumption not sure if it’s from movies or not but if you are a good couple you know what your partner wants? That cannot be farer from the truth. Good couples communicate and do not assume they know what the other one wants. Communicate is the key to working on your relationship.

2. Taking time to talk about us, if you are mad that is not the time, cool off then talk when your calm.

3. Listening is crucial to this job, when you only talk and do not listen trouble happens.

4. Keep things fresh and new, find hobbies together so you always have things to talk about. Recreate your relationship whenever you want.

5. Forgive and forget-this is a hard one, but if your partner does that same thing over and over again, the only way to change is to forgive and forget and reevaluate what is going on.

6. Make time for each other, date nights at home or out does not matter where they are, just have fun as a couple!

Yes, relationships are work but the great thing about them is the more you work on them, the better they are!

If I left any important points out, please feel free to share.

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