Catch your partner doing something right

Positive communication and reinforcement is key to a healthy and successful relationship

In theory, it should be easy to tell someone, let alone notice, when they’re doing something right.

In theory… 

One of the beautiful things about deep relationships is the level of comfort one achieves within them; but this also means that we get comfortable with- or better said used to- them being there for us, showing support for us, and helping us. This sometimes causes us to stop noticing when they’re doing something right, letting only the things they do wrong actually catch our attention.

It’s important to remember to try not to take this for granted (which of course might be impossible), but we can begin to hold ourselves accountable for that. We can take the time and make the effort not only notice when someone does something right, but to give credit where credit is due.

We’ll elaborate more on appreciation tomorrow, but for now ask yourself- would you ever complain about receiving an unexpected compliment or acknowledgment? Doubt it. Remember that it feels good to make other people feel good, especially when they’re people you love 😉

Step one in this journey is to start looking at everything from a new and different angle, especially that of your partner. Research shows that the most important ingredients to a relationship are understanding and empathy. Just as no one can ever really understand what you’re thinking or experiencing or perhaps struggling with- keep that in mind for other people.