Marriages are made in heaven, but the two people involved in that bond make it last. Every person who gets married wants it to last. Nobody wants that love and spark to vanish. Here are eight simple secrets to make your bond last forever!
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BE GRATEFUL
Gratitude is the perfect reminder of why we first fell in love. It reminds us about little things we did to earn that person’s heart. Being grateful doesn’t mean always making big gestures. It means using words like thankyou. Showing gratitude means that the husband and wife are satisfied with each other. If you feel gratitude towards someone, it’s almost impossible to hide those feelings.
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ADJUSTING
When two people with different backgrounds live together after marriage, it’s crucial for them to adjust to each other’s needs. Being adjusting means learning new habits and forgetting their old ones. The key to adjusting is knowing how to share and be patient. Stay true to yourself as well as your spouse.
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NO TO CRITICISM
It is said that if we don’t stop criticism, it might end a beautiful relationship. Criticism feels like an attack on a person’s character or personality. It is targeting someone to point out their minor flaws. When two people live together, it is evident that they might find flaws and weaknesses in another person very quickly. If someone feels that the other person is doing wrong, they should correct them politely.
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SURPRISE WITH LITTLE THINGS
Relationships shouldn’t be monotonous. The element of surprise is essential to ignite the spark in a relationship. Surprise doesn’t mean taking your partner to Paris every year. Small gestures like bringing breakfast to bed, saying I love you, volunteering to help, etc. All these small gestures are a reminder that you care for each other.
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COMPROMISE
Every relationship is based on give and take. For a marriage to be successful, one should know how to work as a team. It works both ways. It would help if you prioritized what is important to you. One should state their needs very clearly to ensure their needs are not being suppressed. Another way of compromising is to put yourself in your partner’s shoes and understand their perspective.
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GROWING TOGETHER
Growing together is the most necessary quality for a relationship to last forever. This is precisely how you know that this person is right for you. There’s always scope for evolving, and hence a couple should be able to do it together. It is essential to give each other mental and emotional space to grow. If someone cannot succeed while staying in the relationship, that marriage won’t last.
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COMMUNICATION
“A relationship without communication is like human life without oxygen; it dies.”
Communication is essential to get to know each other, set expectations, and avoid misunderstandings. To communicate effectively, one should avoid talking via text/call. Words play a critical role in this and can lead to hurt feelings. It is imperative to understand others’ feelings as sometimes some fail to put their emotions into words. The 24-hour rule is significant here, i.e., to never sleep on an argument.
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DON’T PLAN
To think that you can plan out your entire relationship is the first mistake. Life has its ups and downs. One can not plan out every single thing.