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5 Ways to Keep A Healthy Relationship Healthy
Good for you for wanting to learn how to keep a healthy relationship healthy.
In spite of what we have been taught in fairy tales and movies, living happily ever after isn’t as easy as it looks. For a healthy relationship to stay healthy, it is important to do the work.
The work can be challenging at times but the results are worth it. We all just want to love and be loved and paying attention to the things that need to be paid attention to to keep a relationship healthy is key.
Here are 7 ways to keep a healthy relationship healthy.
#1 — Build a good foundation.
A good foundation is important for every structure and a relationship especially.
The habits that you develop at the beginning of your relationship will carry you forward. In fact, if there are things that you are hoping will change as your relationship progresses, forget it. We only become more of who we are the older we get.
What are important pieces of a good foundation?
On the most basic level, trust is essential for every relationship. If you can not trust your partner to be honest with you, to be there when you need them, to know that they will always look out for your best interests, then you may as well…