How To Spring Clean Your Relationship
The spring season often brings to mind one very unromantic topic—cleaning. For some reason, this is the time of tidying, where we’re all supposed to go through our closets and cabinets to clear out the clutter and usher in a new sense of tranquility.
This idea of spring cleaning, however, can be applied to more than just your home: Your relationship may be in need of a bit of renewal and could benefit from a good metaphorical dusting. Here are five ways you can refresh your union and plant the seeds of happiness, adoration and passion.
Pay attention to hot-button issues
If you and your partner tend to fight about the same old issues (most of us do!), you may consider examining these spats with a sense of curiosity the next time one of them crops up. Instead of focusing on the argument, try to dissect the root causes and triggers you each have that lead you to take the positions you do. By breaking down your conflict to its bare bones, you’ll be able to clearly see why these issues remain—and how you can find understanding instead of animosity.
Switch things up
Most of us get into a routine, whether we’ve been dating the same person for a while or we’re long married. It’s just part of being in a committed twosome. Breathe new life into your union by changing things up once or twice a month—check out a museum instead of sitting on the couch binge-watching a show, or try to cook a gourmet meal at home if you always go out to eat. This will keep things fresh.
Purge your resentment
Sometimes, we hold on to negative beliefs or thoughts that don’t really serve us. These grudges end up festering within us—and they don’t do anything but bring us down. If you’ve bottled up resentment or anger toward your partner, it’s time to bring it to light—and work it out—or let it go. This cathartic experience of getting that icky-ness out of your system will cleanse your soul and reignite the love in your relationship.
Commit to an adventure
Have the urge to take a vacation or check an item off your bucket lists? Now’s the time to do the research, book your tickets and make it happen already! Infuse your relationship with a sense of excitement—when you take a journey you’ll never forget, your bond will grow all the stronger.
Change your perspective
It’s easy to focus on what a relationship, or your partner, lacks. By nature, we tend to fixate on what we don’t have, rather than count our blessings, so to speak. This spring, give yourself the gift of practicing gratitude. You might spend five minutes meditating on what you’re grateful for, or you might commit to writing down a few things you’re thankful for each day. As you do this, you’ll inevitably find more and more amazing things about your life—that will make you appreciate yourself and your partner ever more.
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