by: Kathy Thompson
Feel free to print/reprint this article in its entiretyin your ezine or website as long as you leave all the links in place. Don't modify the content and include theresource box as listed. Please send a note when it is used.Thank you.word count: 365character width: 60Title: "5 Tips For Successful Relationships"- by Kathy Thompsonwriting4u@faceuptoit-youcan.com(c) Kathy Thompson - All Rights Reservedwww.faceuptoit-youcan.com"5 Tips For Successful Relationships!" "Love conquers all, right?" Well----it's suppose to. But most marriages will end in divorce. Most of their problems are about the children, money, or in-laws. When couples commit to a long relationship, there are specific personality traits they should have in common. 1. Similiar physical texture (thick skinned/thin skinned)2. Similiar emotional stability3. Similiar degree of tolerance4. Similiar intelligence/understanding of situations5. Similar InterestsWithout these five traits, the couple live on differenceplanes, different worlds. They are inclined to drift apart.Couples grow by adjusting to their differences, but sometimes, the amount of the difference may be too much.Love provides the reason for being willing to adjust tothe other person's difference from yours.A frequent question is; "How do I know it's real love?" The answer may be that when you are enjoying something special - ex: a movie, a sunset, flower, song, and you long to have your partner to share it with. Thedegree of longing will determine how much in love you are.Growth in a relationship should come from; doing things together, allowing things to happen, accepting them as is, and changing what you can. It involves sharing and caring. Couples usually don't mind working at their relationshipas long as they have a closeness to each other. They don't want divorce, they want understanding. Divorce is usually a rebellion at not being able to get through to each other. The couple are still in love, that's why ithurts so much to part.There is a story of a couple who had been engaged for seven years. The young lady didn't have the courage tocommit. They had their personalities profiled andlearned to adjust to each other's personalities. They understood each other as individuals and their relationshipflourished.
Feel free to print/reprint this article in its entiretyin your ezine or website as long as you leave all the links in place. Don't modify the content and include theresource box as listed. Please send a note when it is used.Thank you.word count: 365character width: 60Title: "5 Tips For Successful Relationships"- by Kathy Thompsonwriting4u@faceuptoit-youcan.com(c) Kathy Thompson - All Rights Reservedwww.faceuptoit-youcan.com"5 Tips For Successful Relationships!" "Love conquers all, right?" Well----it's suppose to. But most marriages will end in divorce. Most of their problems are about the children, money, or in-laws. When couples commit to a long relationship, there are specific personality traits they should have in common. 1. Similiar physical texture (thick skinned/thin skinned)2. Similiar emotional stability3. Similiar degree of tolerance4. Similiar intelligence/understanding of situations5. Similar InterestsWithout these five traits, the couple live on differenceplanes, different worlds. They are inclined to drift apart.Couples grow by adjusting to their differences, but sometimes, the amount of the difference may be too much.Love provides the reason for being willing to adjust tothe other person's difference from yours.A frequent question is; "How do I know it's real love?" The answer may be that when you are enjoying something special - ex: a movie, a sunset, flower, song, and you long to have your partner to share it with. Thedegree of longing will determine how much in love you are.Growth in a relationship should come from; doing things together, allowing things to happen, accepting them as is, and changing what you can. It involves sharing and caring. Couples usually don't mind working at their relationshipas long as they have a closeness to each other. They don't want divorce, they want understanding. Divorce is usually a rebellion at not being able to get through to each other. The couple are still in love, that's why ithurts so much to part.There is a story of a couple who had been engaged for seven years. The young lady didn't have the courage tocommit. They had their personalities profiled andlearned to adjust to each other's personalities. They understood each other as individuals and their relationshipflourished.
