Simple yet effective ways to improve your relationship
Whether you’ve been in a relationship for 6 months, 10 years or 25 years, there is always room to expand.
Being in a relationship is a lot of work. It takes commitment, patience and understanding to grow your relationship into what you both desire.
It is perfectly normal for your relationship to get stuck in a rut from time to time, the key though is to be aware of the “rut” and help each other through that challenge.
Reassessing where you are both at in the relationship is a great way to see what needs to be worked on but this task can seem daunting when you are feeling frustrated with each other.
My suggestion would be to go see a couples therapist to have an unbiased person help you through those conversations and provide you with some tools to move through the next challenge with much more ease.
Here are my 10 simple and effective ways to improve your relationship:
Give up the need to be right, you are a team
Learn your partners needs
Create rituals together as a couple, ex:non-negotiable date night/day
Practice gratitude; write down 5 things you are grateful about your relationship
Learn your partners Love Language
Kiss your partner for 6 seconds twice a day (Click to learn more about the 6 second kiss)
Learn to be playful and plan fun
Give each other space
Make time to talk about your relationship and sex life
Set goals for your relationship
Bonus - Vulnerability grows all relationships
Counselling can help you determine what isn’t working in your relationship and shift towards effective ways of communicating, positive conflict management, creating shared meanings, creating intimacy and fondness for each other.
You deserve to have amazing relationships.
Your ‘easy to talk to’ therapist,
Kimberly Castle R.T.C
Kimberly Castle is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with a private practice in beautiful Kelowna, BC. She focuses on empowering individuals in all areas of their life. In her practice she works with individuals who have experienced trauma related symptoms, anxiety and depression. She also offers couples counselling and enjoys working with couples to expand their relationships.
