How to Stay Faithful in a Relationship

Cheatin' ways are almost guaranteed to not only stress a relationship but kill it. Dealing with temptation is hard but what could be even worse is the knowledge that we will all have to face it at some point in our relationships.Turning down an affair is easy to do when the loving is good. However, when things are rocky with our sweetie, it's then that miss or mister wrong seem so right!However, forewarned is forearmed. With the following steps you can fend off infidelity and keep that greener grass where it belongs.

Things You'll Need

• Patience
• Honesty
• Inner strength
• Good foundation

Instructions

1. Keep a realistic outlook. Relationships can seem like the dimmest and darkest when you're stressed at home, at work and tired. When you get to this zone, back off, take a breath and get some rest. This will let you get a clearer picture of how things are and keep you from making any bad decisions.

2. Build your foundation. Temptations test the foundation of a relationship. Build it by spending quality time together, communicating, tending to one another's sexual needs and relying on each other. If your foundation is weak, temptation will find its way in.

3. Realize it takes work. Realizing that relationships take work will keep you from the "sticker shock" when things get tough and you have to put in extra effort. It's the moments that things get difficult that we're at our lowest resistance to other people and the possibility of cheating. Realize it takes work and there will be bad days.

4. Explore together. Exploring together does two things: it helps you build a life together and it keeps you spend time together. Infidelity finds its hooks in weak foundations and too much solitary time. As you explore together, you'll start to create traditions, find common likes and develop activities that are both of yours. This will leave little room for the creeping vines of another person.

5. Avoid temptation. The old saying says "The best way to avoid temptation is to avoid it." While the cutey at the coffee shop or the ex suddenly in town or the old friend from school may all seem harmless now, when things get rough in the relationship, they can seem like really good bad ideas. You know who causes butterflies in you so keep that person at bay. Especially if they know their effect on you.

6. Tend to all aspects of the relationship. Infidelity often looks for the weak areas of your relationship. Whether its financial stress, lack of quality time, sexual differences, make sure that you find the trouble areas and address them. Communicate with your partner to mutually work together to build up your relationship defenses.

Tips & Warnings

• Build your foundation.

• Strengthen your relationship.

• Avoid temptation

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish