SILENT RELATIONSHIP KILLERS❤️‍🩹

Relationships take work and are not always easy. Everyone has life happening and so making sure you are actively working on your relationship each day is going to keep your relationship healthy and strong.

Me and my boyfriend have been dating for little over a year + we live together. So it is important to us to keep these aspects of our relationship a priority, so we don't lost our closeness to each other.

Silent relationship killers + ways to diminish it killing your relationship:

❤️‍🩹 not active listening: when your partner comes to you with thoughts, emotions, or your in a deep discussion ~ ask them questions about what they are saying to show you are actively listening. Show understanding + empathize with them. This will create trust + make them feel like there thoughts + emotions are valued.

❤️‍🩹 taking each other for granted: never forget words of affirmation. It goes a long way to just say "thank you for doing that for me" when they do something small for you. This keeps the other person feeling valued and loved.

❤️‍🩹neglecting small gestures: if your partner loves flowers or coffee, while your out somewhere, grab them flowers or coffee and surprise them with it. It shows them that you were thinking of them in your day to day and went out of your way to get them something that they love.

❤️‍🩹 neglecting small acts of affection: gentle touch and compliments can go a long way because it creates emotional closeness. it reminds them that you love them without saying it.

❤️‍🩹neglecting quality time: undivided, quality time with your partner is so so so important. especially these days with technology, work, busy lives. prioritize one day a week with an activity that you both enjoy together and try to not have your phones during that time. this creates time for effective communication + time to focus on your relationship + to just have fun together!

It's so easy to skip these small things because we forget + you probably spend a lot of time together, but as time goes on, these things matter because they keep your relationship healthy + strong.

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