Posted on: 22 April, 2015
Author: Gillian Andale
Here are 7 keys that will surely bring out the best in your relationship, especially if you have just entered or considering second marriage. I have a couple of assumptions that I know to be true: I also consider that there are two areas in our life that we are given insufficient preparation (training) or exposure to - Marriage and Child Rearing. Rarely does anyone ever tell us specifically what it is like to live with someone 24/7 (the highs and lows)? Some of us are ‘lucky’ if our parents have (had) a long-term partnership and can serve as good role models. Still, what worked for them in the last half of the 20th century may not work for you in the 21st century. Hence, if partners are actually right for each other how do we stop the ‘things’ that get in the way and stifle the relationship? With all the individual development, meditations and ‘journeys’ that we are on, let’s look at seven keys that can improve our relationships, namely: With second marriages or marriage later in life, everything is magnified and multiplied. This is partly due to lifestyles tending to be more complex and already established e.g. careers, readymade families, financial investments/debt, possessions, and extended family views. It is also partly due to our values, goals, beliefs and needs being far more developed and much harder to integrate. All of these reasons are breeding grounds for potential conflict. In my eBook series, I have provided much more in-depth assistance for couples who want to change the face of their relationship for the better. As time goes on relationships have changed and have become extremely more intricate, yet when you strip away all complexities, the core is still the same: Therefore, remember these three important insights, as well as the seven keys, the next time your partner drives you crazy! While how we approach a relationship or a second marriage must be different, what we search for hasn’t changed through all the centuries. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com Author and experienced relationship coach, Gillian Andale is the owner of Love2Last, a coaching and resource centre dedicated to couples who have found love again, want a new beginning and aim to strengthen and grow their relationship as well as need help in blended family situations. Visit www.love2last.co to browse and see the wealth of information available.