You're Afraid You Made The Wrong Choice
Copyright 2003 Meredith E. Reid, Ph.D.
More and more couples are seeking therapy, joining support
groups, or reading self-help books to enrich their
relationships, and bring back the passion.
But many couples are afraid. Afraid of finding out
something they don't want to know about themselves or their
partner, afraid of upsetting the apple cart in a good
relationship, or worst, finding out they made the wrong
choice.
Here are 5 quick tips to help you quickly, and safely
improve love relationships:
1. Know your LoveStyle.
A LoveStyle is your unique style of loving in close
relationships. It determines who you will choose to love,
what specific needs or preferences you have for love, and
how you will express love in an ongoing relationship.
2. Exploit the strengths of your LoveStyle.
Do not waste time, and energy on people who do not admire
your strengths. Focus on your strengths, and attract the
love you want.
3. Accept, and work with the inherent "flaws" of your
LoveStyle.
Do not hide or try to pass off these difficulties in love
relationships with rationalizations such as "When I find the
right person to love, or when I feel more love from my
spouse, my problems will disappear."
Openly, joyfully, and specifically communicate every aspect
of your authentic LoveStyle to your partner, and be very
curious about his or her LoveStyle.
4. Do not hide who you are and what you want for the sake
of a "better" or "smooth" relationship.
The vast majority of good love matches depend on at least
some differences in the couple relationship to maintain good
long-term emotional and sexual intimacy.
5. Understand exactly how your partner expresses love.
You may be missing out on feeling loved, or you may be
unable to find your ideal partner because you are
misinterpreting the style of love that is communicated to
you.
Copyright 2003 Dr. Meredith Ellen Reid, author of
LoveStyles, offers simple, proven tips to make relationships
work - even if you think your situation is hopeless!
Discover your LoveStyle at http://lovestylesonline.com
------------------ End of Article ------------------
To get regular updates of other articles by Dr. Reid, sign
up at http://publicitycoach.com
----------
---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]