How To Fall Back in Love
“When it comes to the survival of intimate relationships, no matter how much love there is between you and your partner, there’s no guarantee that you both will be able to make your love last—even if you think you’re "soulmates." In fact, without empathy, the love in your relationship will end up like "love" in tennis—one big zero. One of the best ways to respond internally when facing conflict with your partner is to set your own ego aside and try to see things from their perspective. This means leading with empathy, which is the gift that keeps on giving in loving relationships.
To fall back in love, you and your partner need to learn (or relearn), to truly know and understand each other. When we show empathy to our intimate partners, we are saying (and demonstrating) three powerful words: "I understand you." Empathy is not a sacrifice or something that drains or depletes us or our partners. Sympathy can be draining, but not empathy. Sympathy leads us to feel we have to do something. Empathy empowers us by a special sense of togetherness and connection that is formed by powerful mutual shared identification for the one you love."
Read the whole article at Psychology Today
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💬 How can we sustain satisfying long-term relationships/ marriage?
@globalBraid3744
oooooo ! Communication for sure … without communication it is not going to work out in my experience anyways. Also i feel having alot of compassion and understanding such as empathy, to mistakes being made
@magicalOcean594
I really like your answer!! Thank you for sharing. I also think that compassion and empathy are very important as well all make mistakes sometimes.
Communication seems like such an easy thing to do but I find that there also need to be certain rules for communication to be effective.
@globalBraid3744
I think one part is understanding that there are going to be moments when you think you may have made the wrong decision or that you don't have feelings for the other person at certain times. That's natural and happens in every relationships, it's how you navigate through those times that really define a long lasting relationship.
@sunnyWriting4806
This is a good point! I think media portrayal might contribute to lots of people thinking that it is not necessary to put effort into relationships and consciously keep working on them and they expect that relationship will remain the same as at the beginning.