Make These 10 Promises to Create Lasting Love

Don’t just MAKE promises — KEEP them.

Sometimes I use the word “teammates” to describe partners in a relationship. While not the sexiest term, I believe it is an accurate one.

Any great team is comprised of people whose skills intertwine with each other in order to form an unbeatable combination.

A great quarterback is useless if the receiver can’t catch their passes. A Formula 1 driver cannot win if the engineers can’t build a fast car. The key is utilizing their skills to work together towards a common goal, just like a strong couple does.

What, then, are the goals that the strongest couples set and work together to achieve?

1: We will eliminate judgment.

We all judge people, whether or not we openly admit it. We judge their decisions, their habits, even their appearance.

Get mad at me all you want, but you know it’s true because you’re a human which means you’ve done it before, too.

But, there is no place in healthy relationships for judgment.

A true bond can only be formed between two people when they can fully open up to each other and show all sides of themselves.