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What Habits do Healthy Couples Have?
Most get stuck in repetition or a miserable comfort
It’s no mystery relationships are tough nowadays, and it seems no one wants to put in the effort to make a relationship work. We live in a world of dating apps and instant gratification, and social media has made it easy to cheat, or just relationship hop when a relationship is put to the test.
Many start relationships out of lust or with sex. They confuse this feeling with a genuine connection, and they quickly jump in the sack and ask questions later. When the only thing you have in common is great sex but no real emotional connection, the relationship fails.
Many get in a relationship for the wrong reason, and they are looking for a person to love them and bring them the happiness they can’t do themselves. In return, they find themselves in destructive relationships or forever “relationship hopping,” trying to find the missing piece that will never be found in a partner.
Whatever it is you are looking for in a relationship should add to what you already have. Looking for someone to complete you or complete your life isn’t the healthy way to go about it.
Below is a list I put together of what I hope to find in a relationship one day. It has taken me one failed marriage and two other failed relationships, with one being…
