Sunday, April 12, 2009

How To Build Trust In Your Relationship

By Candice Garcia

Some people would say that in order for you to have a great relationship, stirring the things up is needed always. This may sound rational... but not really. Building trust in your relationship is not easy, once you decide to do so, you've embarked yourself to encounter a little pain. And as you work through this pain, this thing is bound to happen... you and your relationship will become stronger.

Don't hesitate to tell your partner what you think you need to make the relationship work. If you are reluctant to assert your needs, you may go overboard in the opposite direction and smother your partner. Don't expect that your partner already knows what you need, don't make him guess. Let your partner be aware of what your needs are.

Although you are encouraged to voice out what your needs are, you should learn how to say no as well. A partner cannot respect you if you never say no, and don't know how to express what you feel. When your partner voices his or her needs, that is a good thing. But you dont need to say yes to everything. Refusing to be subjugated to the other persons will actually builds trust in a relationship.

Learn how to say no. A partner cannot respect you if you never say no, and don't know how to express what you feel. It is a good thing that your partner voices his or her needs,but you dont need to say yes to everything. Refusing to be subjugated to the other persons will actually builds trust in a relationship.

Be and stay as honest and open as you can. As much as secrets require and taxes enormous energy on your part, keeping them from your partner can destroy the trust in a relationship. In one way or another, everything that you are trying to hide from your partner will eventually come out. So, instead of wasting your energy in keeping your secrets, use that energy to spend time with your parter and build a good relationship instead. Dont keep secrets.

Match your words with the message, always. Say, if you tell him you are happy but then he can see from your face that you are frowning, your partner doesnt hear your words, instead he sees your face and listens to the tone of your voice more. Your parter needs to be able to trust what you are saying. And this is only possible if what he hears from you matches your body language. You surely build trust in a relationship when the words match the message.

Pursue growth, always. Dont be afraid of turmoil, crisis, or questions. If you need to confront your partner about something, do so. Don't suppress anything, just ask. It's like when you plant a flower, you begin by digging in the dirt. Digging in the dirt of our relationships can sometimes cause pain. But, through that pain, we prepare the soil for future growth. All these crisis and arguments become the fertilizer for growth and change. Learn to embrace what is difficult.

Pursue growth, always. Dont be afraid of turmoil, crisis, or questions. If you need to confront your partner about something, do so. Don't suppress anything, just ask. It's like when you plant a flower, you begin by digging in the dirt. Digging in the dirt of our relationships can sometimes cause pain. But, through that pain, we prepare the soil for future growth. All these crisis and arguments become the fertilizer for growth and change. Learn to embrace what is difficult.

You are bound to encounter a little pain once you decided to work on building trust in your relationship. But then again, as you work through this pain, you will not only become stronger as an individual, but will strengthen your coupledom as well.

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