Secrets Happy Couples Know
While standing in the lineup at the checkout counter at my local supermarket, paying heed to my latest pregnancy cravings (chocolate ice cream, edamame -Japanese soybeans - and lemonade) an article in a magazine caught my eye. The title was “The 4 Little Secrets Happy Couples Know.” Though I rarely buy magazines, I couldn’t resist and promptly added June’s Family Circle to my weird array of purchases.
The article was written by Shana Aborn and it is well worth the read (and more than worth the mere $1.99US for the mag!). She talks about how couples can help a relationship by letting go of “negative mindsets” that get in the way of true happiness. Aborn offers the readers four clear suggestions of how couples might do this. To paraphrase, the four secrets happy couples know are:
1) If you are the boss, fire yourself. You do not always have to have everything your way. Work on a partnership not a dictatorship.
2) Say goodbye to fantasyland. Let go of the “
3) Go from “I win” to “we win”. Try not to look at situations as “You VS me” but rather as situations both of us need to work out together. It is more creative and far more loving than “earning points on the marital scoreboard”.
4) Surrender in the bedroom. Women, drop the negative messages you send yourself and start focusing on positive things you like about your body. Remember your partner adores you! Relinquish some of the control you have, especially if you are the one who says “no” more often than “yes”. Let yourself go and have some fun!
I have given the “in a nutshell” breakdown of Aborn’s secrets for happy couples. But, I encourage you to read the whole article for yourself. At CouplesQuestions.com we are all about ma
Happy Couples, Happy Planet!
posted by Heather and Dan @ 7:22 PM
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