The Top 10 Relationship Success Secrets That Everyone Ought to Know
As a coupleās therapist, Iāve seen a myriad of relationships styles.
People who come in for counseling are clearly looking to change something they see problematic in their partnership. The problems range from the relatively benign tweaks in communication to serious pain and trust violations due to infidelity and all sorts of issues in between.
Filtering through all of this, Iāve identified ten characteristics of successful relationships. These qualities are integral parts of a healthy relationship foundation and I believe increase the chances of weathering the storms that life inevitably dishes out.
The Top 10 Characteristics of Successful Relationships
The ten characteristics are as follows and are in no particular order:
1. Friendship
Couples who have a strong friendship have staying power. They not only love each other but genuinely like each other as people. They enjoy hanging out together. They might even consider each other their ābest friend.ā
2. Humor
Partners who can make each other laugh tend to be good at de-escalating conflicts when they do arise. Itās the great mood lightener. Iāve noticed the use of funny nicknames can be an indicator of great fondness for one another. The names often stem from a āyou had to be thereā moment from the beginning of their relationship.
3. Communication
As obvious as this may seem, many couples are not very good at it. Those who are able to openly express their feelings in an emotionally safe environment typically deal with situations as they come up and avoid burying frustrations which always have a way of coming out at some point.
4. Chore Sharing
Those who divvy up the household or parenting responsibilities in a way that is mutually agreed upon way are less likely to hold resentments about what they perceive as āunfair.ā Each participates (albeit maybe begrudgingly) and both contribute to the relationship in this way.
5. Sexual Intimacy
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