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The Strongest Couples Understand These 10 Things
Love isn’t something you “find,” it’s something you build.
The truth about great relationships is that they don’t just happen randomly. They require consistent effort from both partners to build and maintain.
Here are some valuable lessons we can take from couples with the strongest relationships.
1: They understand the value of compromise.
When two adults meet each other, they’re approaching the relationship from two completely different realities. They’ve got different upbringings, past experiences, perspectives on the world, and lenses that they see it through.
The strongest couples are the ones who find the intersections between these differences and use them to strengthen their bond.
They learn from each other rather than argue. They find a middle ground rather than seeing a chasm between them. They communicate. They share ideas and visions for the future and they create a new blended reality that includes what both people want and need.
This only happens through compromise.
I’ve seen (and experienced) relationships where one person is completely set on what their future is going to look like. Let me say — I am a…
