Shifting gears with your relationship
Embracing change could be the help you need
Tips on how to recalibrate a relationship in flux.
- Meditate or write in your journal to work out your true feelings about the change.
- If applicable, try to โmatchโ the change; do something that lifts you attitudinally, physically or psychologically.
- Get out of the rut of talking about the same things and pick new conversations. Author, Terri Orbuch, advocates the daily โ10-minute ruleโ. In this time, youโre not allowed to talk about work, โlife adminโ, your children or relationship.
- Listen without interrupting.
- Donโt expect one person to fulfil all your relationship needs; female friendships are particularly important to women.
- Note why youโre grateful for the relationship/person.
- Express concerns as they come up; donโt let them fester.
- Let go of the view of what your relationship โshouldโ be, and see what it โcouldโ be.
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