Love is one of the most
exhilarating, most exciting experiences in life. The magical connection when
you are with the right person is unbelievable!
Many people believe that
not only loving but expressing love properly can solve many problems in life.
We do not
understand the importance of fostering relationships in our life, until we
regret losing them! Like any other relationship, loving your life partner needs
to be a continuous process that you happily grow old together with a deep sense
of caring for them throughout.
In this post, many ways
of expressing love to your life partner are shared, especially when it comes to
sustaining in a marriage, nurturing, or nourishing a healthy relationship...
Do listening more than
talking.
When you want to understand your partner’s mind
and make them feel more understood and connected with you, this is the best
way. Proving your intellect, oratory skills, your ability to persuade, or your
leadership skills – all these are good, but not when you are with your partner.
Just listen to them with all your ears, heart, and mind and not just your ears,
while looking at your mobile phones!
Say ‘I love you’
more frequently and mean it.
State these magical words in a way that they mean a lot to you. Impress them by
your creativity and artistic skills! There are very creative ways to write “I
LOVE YOU”, implicitly and rather not directly, to your partner. Check out my
post on Handmade Flashcards.
Acknowledge their
actions. Appreciate them more often.
Being appreciated in a relationship makes a person feel special,
happy, loved, respected, grateful, honored, and treasured. On the other hand,
if you don’t acknowledge or appreciate their actions, slowly they lose interest
in doing anything at all for you. The longer that person feels unappreciated
the more likely it is that they may come to resent being taken for granted.
Prioritize your partner
and prove their importance in your life.
Given an opportunity to showcase your priority for the
relationship, grab them, and make sure you mean it. Remember, your life partner
is your family, and your family is the first priority. For instance, prioritize
your partner amidst your busy schedule; take time for a pleasant evening walk
with your partner to his favorite soup shop just to enjoy the weather together.
Completely open up &
Share your feelings and life with them daily.
Every relationship is healthy when people mutually become
compatible and trustworthy to each other by sharing their feelings. Being
transparent doesn’t mean you are susceptible or silly to talk about everything
to your partner, but that you trust your partner and you want him included in
your life’s story.
Spend valuable time with
your partner.
Time is the most
precious thing one can have. So, show them they mean a lot to you by spending
some time with them, if possible, every day. Go for a late-night drive with
them to their favorite dessert spot and talk through about how the day went.
Be the first person to
compromise in a fight.
When you fight over an issue, make sure you solve it, the same
night by explaining how your partner is important than winning the argument
with them. Dragging the same problem for days and waiting for one another to open
up & confess will only bring egotism in the relationship. Also, ensure that
another argument doesn’t pop up again on the same issue. and understand the
situation before jumping into a conclusion.
Love.
Always wear the
priceless ornament (your smile).
Carry yourself with
confidence.
Be classy.
Instill Inspiration.
Grow gratitude.
Believe in them.
Breathe happiness.
Have Self-respect for you first, to gain the same from your partner.
Forget your ego &
forgive more.
Be patient.
Care; not only for your
partner but also for their family.
Be there when your partner or their family needs you. A caring
ping or call to their parents, just to know that they are safe & sound
would be sufficed. Be a part, rather a helping hand in all important family
occasions so that you become a close family member of ‘your own second family’.
Cook them with love,
their favorite meal & help them stay healthy.
Know your partner’s likes & dislikes in
food, learn new recipes accordingly. Food has a deep psychological effect; cook
your dish wonderfully by adding some more love & care in it, and this
simple act makes your partner happy & is forever grateful to you!
Inspire them and bring
both of your dreams to reality.
Everybody has individual goals & dreams to fulfill in
their life. When it comes to a healthy relationship, each of them should know
of their partner’s life dreams and mutually help one another to reach for the
sky. Forget once & for all, competitiveness, jealousy or selfishness with
your partner, when you need a happy relation.
Motivate them at times of
failure and cheer them up.
When your partner is having tough times at work, support them and cheer them up.
Know about your partner’s favorite stress buster and do it. Or take a small
break from the mundane work life; go for a short trip to their parents’ or
friends’ place to spend time together.
Try to remember
important & little things about your partner.
I know it is difficult to remember to do these
little things, but this matter in a relationship. When your partner is suddenly
going on a business trip for a couple of days and you pack his baggage
remembering a handkerchief, an extra pair of socks, first aid kit. Or, when
your partner lets you take the aisle seat when you get the middle seat on a
plane knowing that you aren't comfortable. These are little but important things.
Do the things together your partner love doing with you.
This moment stays precious in their mind forever. When your
partner likes to watch football, and you accompany them by supporting the
opponent team, makes the session more interesting. Similarly, sit & eat along
with your partner during dinners and Sunday brunches! This adds a bit more love
to your meal.
Have a lot of
intellectual and interesting conversations together.
When you are newly married, you will obviously
have a lot to talk about each other; but if you are in the relationship for
quite some time, your conversation becomes limited. You may talk about trending
sport, TV shows or movies, passion in life, best moments spent together, world
news, crack jokes, and so on. Personally, I and my partner used to converse
uttering timely comedy dialogues from movies.
Befriend your partner’s
friends and get along well in their gang.
This is one other way to become closer to your partner (even
outside of your home). Plan vacations, travel, dine out, or watch movies with
both of your friends' gang and spend time together so that you also become your
partner’s best friend.
Make them feel special
with a loving smile when you’re in a
crowded event.
Be it family functions or friends party, we socialize and you
might miss out your partner in the crowd. For a moment, you found your lost partner
looking at them with a caring smile. YES! That is what I mean. That expression
of relief, concern & love in your eyes is magical!!
Collect and preserve the memories of your relationship
and save them for later so that you can give a surprise gift on a special day.
Make collages to print pictures, make a scrapbook with pictures. Make sure you
check this post for ideas to preserve memories.
Going with ‘the old
fashioned way’.
Send a hand-written
letter or email or a greeting card by expressing your feelings, if you are
staying away from one another. You can write and sing a romantic song or poem
for your partner.
Touch is the best
therapy for handling a relationship.
To most people, physical relationships bring in
more intimacy and trust than all of the above stated. It is always an effective stress buster. Hug your partner more often. Give your partner a special massage. Just these simple acts prove to be the best of all therapies!
"Be that man or that woman, who makes others jealous of his or her partner".
Believe me, most of
these have done miracles in my life and I really hope these work out well with
you guys too!! Comment below your way of expressing love and tell us such
experiences from your life......
Art & Article by Swasthi