3/7/11

Saving A Relationship Requires Special Steps

By Russell Strider


Saving a relationship is really a necessity when you are fully aware that the other man or woman is well worth it. No intimate relationship is perfect, and many will always have their ups and downs like a rollercoaster ride. Any time it gets to the bottom most part, you should do something to be able to save it - that is, if it is worth saving.

It's always a good idea to give each and every relationship at least a second chance, though a third and a fourth chance is not really required. But when you really know it's truly worth saving, then by all means try and do so. Any kind of fight just may very well be a miscommunication, a problem because of the long life of your partnership, or perhaps a lack of understanding and patience. Don't ever behave like a child, act your own age and don't let childish concerns run havoc. Who are we that cannot forgive? That we can't offer other people second chances?

If you, however, decide to give a person a second chance (or a third or fourth), make sure that you are not compromising your personal convictions. Be certain that you are compromising intelligently. In the event that, for instance, the other person is a drug or an alcohol abuser and has had far too many relapses, you need to know better than to give a second chance, as such a situation could be adversely affecting your life in quite a few ways.

If he doesn't desire to help himself, or refuses to become a better man, then you know you deserve a much better relationship apart from him. If he continues hurting you again and again, then saving the relationship may do more harm than good, and will ultimately take its toll on you. The point is that you in addition need to save somebody, and that is yourself. You have to give your own self the love you need to have before you can genuinely love another person, or before it's really possible to try to save someone else.

Evaluate your intimate relationship to begin with. Make certain that it is definitely worthy of saving. And most importantly, once your partner shows or has shown that he is worthy of being offered forgiveness and a shot at an additional chance, then be willing to do so. Also, make sure to see the relationship in an objective light and don't view things with rose colored glasses. You have to be as honest as possible, free from your individual biases and self centeredness as well.

The real key to saving a relationship is to work on it once you have both cooled off. Think about it when emotions aren't high, when time has at least offered you the time to think things over. And finally, saving a relationship isn't a one way street. Each of you must keep fighting for the intimate relationship and also for the fire to continue burning.




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