Relationships

We hesitated before writing this page. When you believe that you have a good relationship with a person then try to explain how you achieved that relationship. The question of tempting fate comes to mind

Are we perfect? No. Do we have a good relationship? Yes.

So when asked how we’ve been married for so long, it’s hard to answer without sounding conceited.

We believe it can be distilled down into 5 main areas.

Obviously, love. Of course this is assumed for a marriage or ‘loving; partnership, but, not necessary for any other kind of relationship. More important perhaps for a ‘non-loving’ relationship is

Respect, this is critical, because without respect you cannot start to empathize with each other.  Following on from Respect is:

Trust: You cannot have a close relationship with somebody if there is no trust. Now trust comes with time and is a direct result of:

Honesty: If you can’t be honest with the person in your relationship, then they cannot   trust nor have respect for you.

Here comes the big one:

Communication, without communication, you cannot have any of the above. Think about it. If you don’t communicate, if you don’t tell somebody where you’re going or what you’re doing, are they going to think that you’re being honest?

When we talk about communication, we mean full and open communication. Being ready to explain and also ready to apologize.

No relationship is more important than that of the family without the family, life can be very lonley. And again trust can communication play a huge role. With young children, they trust the parent implicitly, but of course as they grow older that trust can sometimes be tested. Equally, the parent has to learn to trust the child. Without that trust, the child will always be questioning and testing. Take a look here for some further thoughts regarding the family

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