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Five Secrets of Happier Gay Couples
Posted by on 6 Sep, 2012 in Gay Relationships | 0 comments
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#2) Couples dedicate quality time to the relationship.
"5-4-3-2-1" © Steven DePolo
I’ve noticed that by the time a couple comes to me for couple therapy, they have stopped spending time on the relationship. Of course, couples don’t talk for very good reasons … and by not spending time on the relationship this can be a way to avoid the not talking.
Living together is not spending time on the relationship.
Learning what the relationship needs (as if it were a third-partner) is a good start:-
- Couples set a “date” night once a week or once a month – and plan around it (no excuses).
- Couples set a regular ‘relationship meeting’ where relationship matters are discussed.
- Couples keep a “relationship diary” where the couple can log what relationship matters need to be discussed.
Sometimes a relationship-in-conflict needs some tender care paying to it, nursing it back into health.
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