Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Things You’ll Need:
- Strong determination
- Insightful ponderings
- Knowing who you are
- Knowing who he is
Step1
Improving your relationship with your guy, whether your 80 years old or 14, the question, it is worth the effort? If you are looking at this now it definitely means you are looking at the possibility of improvement.
Step2
Know who you are and what pet peeves you have not only with yourself but with him. The little things are not the problem unless you are so picky that even putting the toilet paper on the wrong way irritates you. If this is so you definitely need to take a long look at yourself and see how you can change the situation. Normally someone is stressed out and causing the little things irritability.
Step3
Know him! Know Her! A very important thing to remember is that you chose him for a reason. Did you like his smile? Or maybe just the large muscles. Men we know what you like but remember there was also a brain with the amenities. If you have a problem with her looks now than before no subtle nudging is going to do you any favors. Take a picture of now and place it inconspicuously beside and old picture. This will get her attention. It got my attention.
Step4
And always remember discussion is the key not yelling at each other or trying to hurt the other person's feelings. I have even ignored the other half until he quit his tirade. He was very greatful.
Comments
toadfrogswife said
on 11/12/2007 Thanks BarryWaite I'm a green myself. Not too many would understand this by reading it.
BarryWaite said
on 11/8/2007 Great thoughts! In my coaching, I've found that the Green personality type tend to not show their feelings. They feel, but on a very deep level. Greens think that, " I told you I loved you when I married you." In their mind, nothing has changed so why keep repeating it??? Anyways, I like where you mention knowing your pet peeves because that falls in my area of personality assessments. Thanks again for another insightful article.