{"id":14896,"date":"2020-03-12T18:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T18:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=14896"},"modified":"2020-03-12T18:16:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T18:16:21","slug":"4-tips-for-healthy-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/sexual-health\/4-tips-for-healthy-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Tips for Healthy Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relationship experts admit that there\u2019s not formula for a health relationship. Still, there are some things that most love gurus admit can create the foundation for a happy marriage or partnership.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Resolve conflicts with communication<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The take-away is \u201cdon\u2019t let stuff fester.\u201d When an issue comes up\u2014about finances, sex, jealousy or shared responsibilities\u2014don\u2019t let it marinate. Addressing the problem immediately can help prevent harbored resentment and bigger issues down the road. If you\u2019ve hurt the other person\u2019s feelings, recognize the person\u2019s feelings, even if you\u2019re convinced that you\u2019re right and they\u2019re wrong. You may even want to consider couple\u2019s counseling to help improve your communication skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Make time for the two of you<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Jobs, kids and other responsibilities can leave us little time and energy to devote to our relationship. But research indicates that couples who engage in fun activities together may find it easier to stay together. There\u2019s science behind the move: one study found that partners who took part in fun activities saw an increase in the \u201clove hormone,\u201d oxytocin, which helps with bonding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        Spend time without your partner<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Spending time without your partner\u2014either alone, with friends or family\u2014can be important in developing your sense of self and closeness in a relationship to avoid feeling \u201ctrapped\u201d by one person.<\/span><\/p>\n

        \u201cA healthy relationship is a bit like breathing in and then breathing out,\u201d explains Alex Psaila, clinical supervisor at Relate North and South West Sussex, a charity that provides relationship mediation and support. \u201cIf the relationship is too loose, suffocating even, then the couple [becomes] merged and there is little scope for exploration and growth, of other interactions, of missing your loved one and wanting to return, bringing new ideas and energy into the relationship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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          Show your partner appreciation<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          A 2017 study found that one of the main reasons for long-term break-ups was that one of the partners wasn\u2019t showing enough attention and affection. This can be done through time, conversations, sex or appreciation of your partner\u2019s body, or even well-thought-out gifts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          Relationship experts admit that there\u2019s not formula for a health relationship. Still, there are some things that most love gurus admit can create the foundation for a happy marriage or partnership.\u00a0 Resolve conflicts with communication The take-away is \u201cdon\u2019t let stuff fester.\u201d When an issue comes up\u2014about finances, sex, jealousy or shared responsibilities\u2014don\u2019t let it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[689],"tags":[735,730],"class_list":["post-14896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sexual-health","tag-relationship","tag-sex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14896\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}