Better Your Love Life With 20 Open Relationship Ground Rules

It's not enough to repeat "I Love You" routinely to maintain an unbreakable relationship, so check these rules and transform your relationship.

By Vera Aries
Better Your Love Life With 20 Open Relationship Ground Rules

Maintain The Strength Of Your Relationship.

Do you want to improve your relationship with your boyfriend/girlfriend? You really can transform your love life with the ideas in this post! Nowadays, it's hard to find true love. Everyone is trying to "fix" their partner, instead of accepting them as they are. True love is not always filled with beautiful and happy moments. Sometimes it can be very difficult and hard. It involves accepting a partner not only at a given moment but throughout your life no matter what you are experiencing.

At the beginning of the relationship, the partner's disadvantages are rarely seen. It doesn't mean that they are gone, but only because of the initial love we do not see some traits or habits that will later hinder us. After the initial elation, great infatuation, and passion in a relationship that often comes to a little emotionally distance calm. For the first time, we begin to notice some shortcomings with our partner, which we did not see at first, from features to habits that just bother us. For the sake of discontent and monotony, we often think that our feelings towards the loved one slowly disappear, but psychologists say that something else happens. The human brain can suddenly focus on a small number of things. If it is occupied with something, we lose awareness of everything else. In other words, if we focus exclusively on the negative attitudes or habits that our partner has, for sure we will forget about those positive characteristics in our partner for which we fell in love with them in the first place.

People who are in a long-term relationship sometimes experience some saturation. However, there are couples who have spent ten years together and yet tend to continue to act as loving teenagers. You wonder what their secret is? They work on their relationship every day and invest time and effort in their relationship.

It's not enough to repeat "I Love You" routinely to maintain an unbreakable relationship. The indestructible love union requires a lot to be built, and even more so to preserve the rules of harmony, romance, trust, intimacy, and the connection between the two sides in one contract. Good love relationships improve your life in all fields, enhance your health, your mind as well as your relationships with other people. However, if it doesn't work well, it can cause stress, restlessness, bad moods and, in some cases, depression. Relationships, in fact, are like investments, the more you invest, the more you get. Every relationship has a unique ground by itself, people get closer for many reasons, and function best in a variety of ways. There are several rules that are common to all relationships. Here are some rules to help maintain the strength of your relationship or give you little help in restoring trust, love, and fun among you.

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1. Maintain The Rules of Physical Intimacy In Your Relationship.

Touch is one of the fundamental rules of human existence. The warm touch among adults causes an increase in the level of oxytocin, a hormone that affects the ability to attach and obey. In a serious relationship between two adult partners, physical intercourse is often the backbone of that commitment. But, this should not be the only method of physical intimacy. Daily, warm and tender touches (hands holding, hugs, kisses) are equally important, as is sexual intercourse.

2. Quality Time Together Rules Everything.

You must have pleasant memories of your first meetings. Everything seemed new and exciting, and you could talk and have fun for hours. As time passes, new obligations appear outside your relationship, which often affects your time together and you two can easily become distant. In fact, if you do not spend quality time together, communication and understanding begin to get lost, and you and your partner can create distance. Don't forget to have fun. Think of an interesting way to surprise your partner, play cards, go to billiards or bowling. Set aside an evening out, make an "excursion plan rules" like at your first meeting: Go to coffee or for a drink, then go to a disco or at a party and dance to the Sabbath. Or, just make a contract to stare at each other under the stars in the distance.

3. Never Stop Communicating.

We all agree that good communication is one of the basic ground rules of any good relationship. Each of us in different ways best receives and send information. Some people respond better to view, some to sound or touch, while others to a direct conversation. Find time to learn the methods that your partner best communicates and do not forget to tell him/her. In fact, focus on what is not being said. Nonverbal signs such as eye contact, body movement or touch can mean much more than words. If someone insists that everything is fine, and with that their teeth wrinkle and avoids your gaze, his/her body says that he/she is not the most sincere with you.

4. Make A Compromise.

If you expect that in your relationship everything will be by your rules 100% of the time, then prepare for disappointment and distance from your partner. In fact, healthy connections are built on the ground of a compromise. Of course, it takes time and work on both sides to have a reasonable balance in your relationship. Learn to recognize what your partner really needs. This can greatly help create a pleasant atmosphere between you. It is also very important for your partner to learn the same about you, so try to be clear about what you want. Conflicts are common in every ground relationship. To maintain the firmness of the relationship, both sides must be heard. In resolving the conflict, make sure you fight for what is fair, but don't attack your partner directly and don't open old wounds. Instead, start the sentences with "I," and explaining how you feel about the problem, without giving millions of reasons why you are right, and they are wrong.

5. Expect Good, But Also Bad Moments In Your Relationship.

There is no relationship that doesn't have bad moments on the ground. Even when everything is fine between you, one partner's external problems can cause a "sputter" of the relationship. In such case, learn to control yourself. Never spill to your partner. He is not guilty because today the professor/boss upset you with some contract, or your mother has annoyed you. But that doesn't mean that you should ignore the problems that have arisen between you two and made some distance. The impact of stress on you increases if you overcome unsettled problems and behave like they do not exist.

6. Don't See Love As A Sense Of Life.

Love is just a part of your life and beautifies it, but do not consider it the only reason to live. When you do this, you start to expect everything from just one relationship, which is not fair. Your life is composed of many things in which love is one of the most important. However, if love is the only thing important to you in your life, it will soon become boring to you.

7. Go To Interesting Places, Have Romantic Evenings.

If you act like an old couple, then you will feel that way too. Occasionally go out for a romantic dinner, a walk, a short trip or a disco, just the two of you, just like at the beginning of the relationship. This way you will get the opportunity to adjust, get in public and have interesting conversations. If you want to keep your relationship interesting, you have to be on solid ground and behave as if you are still at the beginning, even if you've been together for decades.

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8. Break Down Routine And Boredom In The Relationship.

If you have been together for some time, surely there will be some routine in your relationship. You go out in the same places, hang out with the same people. Although developing a routine is not wrong, you must occasionally season the relationship with something different if you do not want that routine to become boring. Take your partner to a restaurant in the neighboring city, organize a short weekend trip, buy movie tickets. Do something that you have not done before, and we are sure that both of you will have fun and fall in love again.

9. Occasionally Satisfy Your Partner's Wishes And Rules.

You are not a slave to your partner, and you do not have to satisfy each of their wishes. However, there is a very clear boundary between the utilization and fulfillment of the wishes of the man you care for. Occasionally surprise your partner with things that you know they love and he will be overjoyed by it. For example, if you know that your partner is into sweets, make a cake or buy one if you do not get into the kitchen. Take the initiative in bed or watch a sports match along with him. It's all about trifles, in this way you will show your partner how much you care about him, and he will remain interested in you.

10. One Negative Interaction = Five positive interactions.

Negative interactions during the conflict include emotional exclusion, critical behavior, distance and a defensive attitude. Body language, such as eye rolling, can also be a powerful negative interaction. It is important to remember that negativity draws a large amount of emotional power. So, in fact, it takes five positive interactions to overcome a negative interaction. These negative interactions occur in healthy relationships, but they are quickly corrected and replaced by empathy and understanding. Couples who succeed differently start a quarrel, unlike those who break up.

11. Be Empathetic And Excuse Yourself.

Empathy is one of the deepest forms of interpersonal connectivity. When you sympathize with your partner, you show them that you understand them and that you are feeling the same way; even when you show them empathy in a non-verbal way, through facial expression or physical gestures. If you say things like "I understand why you feel so ..." you will help your partner to realize that you support him/her. Empathy is an important skill that all loving partners can and should tend to express. There is no limit to how much empathy you can show. If your partner is upset about something you said or done, just excuse yourself. Find a moment during the conflict and say, "Sorry I hurt you. It's hard for me. " In this way, you will create a positive and empathetic interaction that will solidify your relationship.

12. Hang Out With Friends.

No matter how much you want your partner, do not neglect your friends. Periodically take some time just for your friends, for coffee and gossip at that friendly party. Not only will this reunion refresh you, but your partner will be glad to know that you are safe with your friends, and he will use that time in his own way. Organize your time and invest in your social life that does not involve your partner.

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13. Show Your Partner That You Appreciate Them.

Your opinion on your partner affects your behavior towards him. By focusing on the positive aspects of your relationship, such as the beautiful moments of the past or the good qualities of your partner, you will enter positive energy in the relationship. In any case, negativity will manage to penetrate your thoughts, especially during conflicts. Try to deliberately focus on positive things to balance the moments when you can not remember anything well connected with your partner. Then, turn your thoughts into actions. Whenever you express your positive thinking and give a verbal compliment to your partner, you strengthen the relationship.

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14. Support Your Partner.

Always be here for your partner. And if you aren't physically present, talking is enough. Your partner should always rely on you.

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15. Don't Forget The Trifles In The Relationship.

How did you show that you care for your partner at the beginning of your relationship? Did you open the door to the car or from the entrance to the building, did you occasionally buy flowers for your loved one? No matter how your little gestures and habits looked, do not forget about them. During the early phase of the relationship, with such trivial things you are actually showing your feelings toward your woman. If you ever stop, she will think that your emotions have stopped.

16. Don't Expect Your Partner To Be Perfect.

You can't change anyone but yourself, so don't try to change your partner. Be reconciled with the fact that no one in this world can be ideal or meet all expectations. Every person can make a mistake, just like you. The best relationships have people who see each other as equals.

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17. Be A Good Talking Partner.

Partners often fall into the trap of "dead" communication in the relationship. They do not talk enough about their lives, and silence does not keep the relationship strong. Keeping your language behind your teeth makes your partner feel neglected and insufficiently close to you. So always talk to each other, even when you think you do not have anything spectacular to say. And, if you're not in the mood for a conversation, that's fine, tell her you'll talk later.

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18. Joking Rules.

Good-natured teasing, joking and laughing can reduce tension during fierce quarrels. Most couples have their private jokes that only they understand. (If you don't have some, make a contract with your partner to make few couple jokes). It emphasizes their separation from the rest of the world. But be careful! Find a way to joke by keeping your respect and caring for your partner, as this will help you to get closer even more.

19. Show Your Partner What It Means To You.

The small gestures that show your concern are a powerful way of increasing the positivity in your relationship. If you mention something that matters to your partner, even when you disagree, you will show him that you attach importance to his interests and that you care for him. Your interaction outside of the conflict affects how you deal with the inevitable disagreements in the contract of your relationship. For example, if your partner had a bad day and you stop to take something for eating in return from work, you will show him that you always think of him. These small gestures accumulate over time and increase positivity in marriage. So, when you enter in conflict, it will be easier for you to encourage positive interactions that can overcome the negative.

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20. Show Love In Your Relationship.

Are you holding hands with your partner, kiss passionately and hug to greet each other at the end of the day? Love statements can be shown in very simple ways during and after the conflict. During the conflict, showing physical and verbal love reduces stress. If you have a tough conversation and your partner catches you by the hand and tells you "Wow, how hard it is to talk about this. I really love you, and I know that we will be able to solve the problem like an easy contract". You will surely feel better because his love will reduce your nervousness and bring you closer.

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