What are the HABITS OF HAPPY COUPLES?
What are the HABITS OF HAPPY COUPLES?
Do you know couples who are so darn cute and loving to each other all the time? Who still hold hands
after decades? Those people who are so in love and seem to have it all figured out?
WHAT IS THEIR SECRET?
HABIT Of HAPPY COUPLES # 1 BRAVE IT
Blissful couples aren’t afraid…
to be the one who loves more gives more, or forgives the fastest.
HABIT Of HAPPY COUPLES HABIT # 2 FIGHT WITH LOVE
Are you fighting with kindness & love?
Healthy couples fight. Disagreeing is normal. The question is how you fight. Happy couples don’t yell, call names, say things to injure one another, swear, give the silent treatment, or avoid each other.
Instead, they listen, try to understand and take the time to work through problems and disagreements.
HABIT Of HAPPY COUPLES HABIT # 3 APOLOGIZE & FORGIVE
Can you ASK for forgiveness?
And can you GIVE forgiveness? One secret of happy couples is that they make a habit of acknowledging they made a mistake and asking for forgiveness. They take action to make reparations. On the flip side, happy couples can forgive one another faster and easier because they trust an apology is heartfelt.
“Selfishness, control, and fear will break almost any relationship. Generosity, freedom, and love will create the most beautiful relationship: an ongoing romance.” – Don Miguel Ruis
HABIT Of HAPPY COUPLES # 4 TRUST
Home is in your arms…
Happy couples create safety and cozy security for each other. They become for one another truly ‘home’ and a safe place to fall. Listening to each other builds security. Seeing and accepting your love for who they are, instead of who you want them to be, is the foundation of becoming home for one another.
HABIT Of HAPPY COUPLES # 5 PATIENCE
WAIT… You’re NOT perfect?
Happy couples accept that they aren’t married to a superhero, nor an angel. The strong will fall, the patient will lash out, the trustworthy will break a promise, and the organized will lose their keys…
Blissful couples elevate each other to try to be the best version of themselves while holding their arms open wide for when each other fall or fail.
HABIT Of HAPPY COUPLES # 6 KISS
Do you kiss goodbye and hello every day?
It can get easy to forget to kiss or hug hello and goodbye. Happy couples make a conscious decision to send their partner out the door and bring them home with a kiss.
“Acknowledging and respecting each other’s deepest, most personal hopes and dreams is the key.” – John M. Gottman
HABIT Of HAPPY COUPLES # 7 ADORE
How do you talk about your partner?
When you fall in love, you can’t stop thinking – or perhaps talking – about all the reasons your partner is marvelous. Hey, it’s normal that your partner no longer dominates your thoughts after the first rush. But happy couples focus on what they love and admire, instead of what annoys them. They talk about why they adore their LOVE with friends and family instead of complaining.
HABIT Of HAPPY COUPLES # 8 COMPLIMENT
Do you compliment each other daily?