17/03/2025
You’ve heard it a million times but it bears repeating: even the strongest relationships face challenges.
Here are some tips to get you started, whether you’re dealing with the fallout from a betrayal or trying to keep your marriage going.
1. *Take full responsibility if you’re at fault*
If there has been infidelity or trust has been broken, it’s important to take full responsibility for what happened and be understanding of how your behavior hurt your partner.
Avoid becoming defensive or sidestepping your mistake, but don’t fall into self-loathing either. “You should own it in a loving way that creates the space to start to rebuild trust,”.
2. *Give your partner the opportunity to win your trust back*
While you have every right to feel hurt and angry, there should be a desire to work on the relationship.
“Trust can never be restored until the person whose trust was broken allows their partner a chance to earn it back,”.
3. *Learn to compromise*
All relationships require give and take. When you’re living in close quarters, being accommodating of the other person’s needs and preferences without sacrificing your own can help foster more happiness and fulfillment.
5. *Engage in affectionate physical contact*
regularly hug each other in a fully present and connected way. Holding hands or hugging releases oxytocin which can reduce stress and boost your mood.
Listen my dears, picking up the pieces after a big fight can feel like an impossible task. Try these techniques to help you both move forward.
It’s also wise to make sure everyone involved is committed to saving the relationship. If you’re the only one willing to put in the work, reconciliation probably isn’t likely.
Reviving your love it's a gradual process, as far as you both work together the love or affection that has drifted will be revived in no time.
