If you are reading this, the chances are that your relationship has reached a real low point or something of a crisis. Maybe the passion has all but gone and you're down to the dying embers, and any meaningful communication now appears a thing of the past. No matter how bad things seem right now and despite what you may be thinking, if the desire and determination is there, although it won't be easy, it is still possible for you to turn your relationship around.
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Having been married for over thirty-five years and with two adult sons, Mark has experienced many of the highs and lows of parenthood, being in a long term relationship and the ever changing work environment.
Mark lives in Hitchin and the majority of his working life has been spent in the 'caring professions' as a nurse, mainly at Garden House Hospice, and as a child care worker with the local authority in a 'Short Breaks unit' for children with moderate to severe learning difficulties.
Mark lives in Hitchin and the majority of his working life has been spent in the 'caring professions' as a nurse, mainly at Garden House Hospice, and as a child care worker with the local authority in a 'Short Breaks unit' for children with moderate to severe learning difficulties.
A long term relationship should be about two people coming together and forming a partnership of increasing closeness and intimacy over the years. At the start getting to know each other is hopefully a fun and exciting experience, and comes about through spending as much time together as possible through the dating process doing things we both enjoy.
At first this might sound strange but one of the reasons our relationship can break down is because our partner doesn't actually know how or what makes us feel loved, and likewise, we don't fully understand what makes them feel loved.
Although we may or may not have thought about it consciously, we probably know what we like our partner to do for us to make us feel loved or special, but it's quite possible because we've never told them that they don't have much of a clue.Sadly, rather than telling them we wait and expect them to guess.
Although we may or may not have thought about it consciously, we probably know what we like our partner to do for us to make us feel loved or special, but it's quite possible because we've never told them that they don't have much of a clue.Sadly, rather than telling them we wait and expect them to guess.
No matter how hard we try or how good our relationship is, conflict is unavoidable and something which every couple will experience. It is unrealistic to think that we can prevent it, but understanding some of the causes will hopefully enable us to reduce both the severity and the regularity with which it occurs, and learning how to deal with it more effectively when it does arise will help to reduce its harmful effects.
Within a relationship the intimacy will vary from couple to couple and be dependent on many different factors. There are no right or wrong levels of intimacy within a relationship, but it is important that we are able to meet our partner's needs for affection, encouragement and love appropriately. Our experiences growing up may well have affected us more than we realise.
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