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What Does Your Relationship Need From You? - Part Deux
In Part Un I wrote about shifting attention to oneself when considering the challenges in your relationship.
My own relationship was asking me to share my work-in-progress thoughts. Y’know instead of waiting for that day when I’ve thought everything through and figured it all out and can present what I want, or what’s bothering me, in a perfect package. Or get to a point of such discomfort I can no longer keep quiet.
Men - How to Appreciate the Woman in Your Life Better
This post is a direct follow-up to my previous blog about how showing appreciations can help build a stronger foundation to our relationships.
My post was about appreciations in general, and included some differences in the way men and women feel appreciated (and I’m making broad generalisations here). I received some feedback from my partner that the examples given would work great for a man, and there is a way of showing appreciation that lands more deeply for a woman.
One Thing You’re Not Doing That Can Help Your Relationship Right Now
A lot of relationship advice (including mine!) can be focused on what to do when your relationship is in a crisis, on how to fix specific problems, and what to do when things are feeling really uncomfortable.
So here's something that you can do when you're not in crisis, when you're not in struggle, because the focus is more on creating a strong foundation. And it’s also something you can do if you are struggling as it will help create some intimacy and calm.