What is the key to a successful relationship?
It’s not about finding the right person; a
successful relationship is based on two people doing the right things to attain a peaceful coexistence. The reason why people are still struggling today is not because they
haven't found the right person but because they are doing all the wrong things.
The reason why people have been making
series of mistakes in life is the concept of a Soulmate. They believe that when
you find that one person, he will automatically know what they need at any point
in time and make it available to them and will be on the same wave meeting each
other’s needs. Both male and female have this thinking. But these needs will
not be met if you don't communicate. I tell people that the key to the most
successful relationship is communication.
Some ladies say "if he really loves
me, he should know what I need". He doesn't have magic powers to read your
mind and even if he does, he should have a limitation even superman was limited
by mediocre rocks. Men are not configured that way to read your emotions. They
are not configured to think deeply like we do. That's why they say behind every
successful man is a woman because we are the thinkers.
A successful relationship is not void of
troubles, especially if it eventually lands into marriage. Even the bible made
it clear that it is not compulsory to marry ("it is good for a man not to
marry" 1 Corinthians 7:1) because it is hard in marriage. Life is
generally hard but if you must succeed it is worth the strife. You don't
expect a pay off in your life and your relationships without having to do
anything.
Your marriage/relationship is not a 50/50
proposition, you will definitely fail if you program your mind this way. It’s
not a give and take proposition. It’s a 100% deal. You give your everything and
hold back nothing. You share in their goals and interest even if it doesn't
interest you.
When I started with my man, we talked
about a lot of stuffs. He basically did all the talking because I didn't talk
much but his area of interest was far from mine. He didn't know jack about
architecture, he didn't understand a word of what I was ever talking about and
I saw every professional term he said as boring but I just listened either
ways. At some point in the conversation, I would start praying
that the conversation would end or I'd die the next minute. But I thought of it
one day and decided to find a common ground in our conversation and make my
contributions to his interest his strength and his contributions to my
interest my strength, if my relationship must work. I thought him basic things he
needed to know about my field to hold an interesting conversation and he taught
me same too. Now I teach people stuffs in his field of study in his absence and
he helps me meet my project deadlines with clients and school works. I see my
relationship now as a partnership and its fun. We talk for hours tirelessly,
learning new stuffs from each other. We have our ups
and downs but it is my success story in progress. There is no one perfect relationship.
So just find that thin line between your
interests and keep talking about it. The more and longer you talk, the stronger
and more comfortable you become with one another. Talk about everything and
anything. Be it reasonable or unreasonable because your spouse is your next best
friend.
So don't base your success story on another person's fantasy. Build the beauty you want to behold.
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