RELATIONSHIPS
1
.
Shared values:
Similar values, having the same social and or religious backgrounds.
2.
3.
Friendships:
Lasting relationships depend more on “I like you”, than on
“I love you”.
Intimacy:
Intimacy involves listening and listening is the language of love.
Happy couples encourage intimacy through praise and mutual
reinforcement.
4.
5.
Fighting Fair:
Whether lovers grow apart can often be traced to how conflicts
are resolved.
Tolerance:
Most successful couples, acknowledge that many problems
are unsolvable and learn to work around them. They focus on
what’s good about the relationship, so that it becomes the
core of the relationship, while negatives become peripheral.
6.
Passion:
Virtually all researchers agree that sexual attraction peaks within
the first year or two of a relationship. But the happiest couples still
have plenty of ‘sexy’ feelings left. Staying at a peak isn’t necessary
for a happy union. An enduring attraction is. An ongoing sexual
relationship with one person is the most intense, fulfilling experience
any human can have.
7.
8.
Equality:
The lovers with the best chance for happiness contribute
equally to a relationship.
Trust:
Feeling of love may wax and wane during a relationship, but
trust is a constant. Infidelity is the most devastating betrayal of
trust a couple can experience.
9.
the
ake
T
FFM ge!
llen
Cha
Commitment:
Successful couples don’t take each other for granted but work
constantly at rejuvenating their good feelings for each other. The most
satisfied couples put more thought and energy into their relationship
than they put into their children or career. Commitment serves as
commitment to each other.
14
Family and Faith Magazine
|
Facebook
to learn about the
Family and Faith
Challenge for January!
the cornerstone of marriage; first a commitment to God and then a
Dr. Barry Davidson is the CEO of Family Life Ministries.
Send comments to [email protected]
Visit us on
www.facebook.com/familyandfaithmagazine
www.familyandfaithmagazine.com
|
Monday, January 5, 2015