{"product_id":"2940014672795","title":"24 Tips for Having A Great Relationship","description":"24 Tips for Having a Great Relationship shows you how to develop each of the ingredients that create Great Relationships. Her tips will help you and your partner empower each other to have a relationship that delights you both, and that others will envy and want to emulate. In 24 Tips for Having a Great Relationship you will: Discover how to be fully yourself in a relationship and live your own values. See why BOTH partners must take full responsibility for communicating needs. Find out how to negotiate so that resources can be used in a mutually supportive way. Empower each other and your relationship. 24 Tips for Having a Great Relationship also helps you find out how to discuss values, solve problems and play with your partner. You’ll learn how to connect to and enhance your power instead of draining it away by trying to please each other. Use this book to improve ALL your relationships!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout Relationships\u003cbr\u003eExpect the closeness and distance you\u003cbr\u003eexperience with your partner to vary\u003cbr\u003efrom hour to hour, day to day, and season\u003cbr\u003eto season. People experience enough\u003cbr\u003ecloseness much as they experience\u003cbr\u003eenough food—any more leads to\u003cbr\u003ediscomfort. We all have different\u003cbr\u003ecapacities.\u003cbr\u003eLearn from your experience. Notice what\u003cbr\u003eworks, and what usually receives a\u003cbr\u003enegative reaction from your partner. Do\u003cbr\u003ewhat works and stop doing what does not\u003cbr\u003ework.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommunication\u003cbr\u003e Ask your partner for what you want.\u003cbr\u003eContrary to popular belief, your partner\u003cbr\u003ecannot and should not read your mind.\u003cbr\u003eAsking increases the odds of getting\u003cbr\u003ewhat you want. Be specific.\u003cbr\u003eKeep agreements you make with your\u003cbr\u003epartner. Keeping agreements builds trust\u003cbr\u003ewhich is the basis of almost everything\u003cbr\u003eimportant.\u003cbr\u003eDifficult Communication\u003cbr\u003eSpeak in sentences or, at most,\u003cbr\u003eparagraphs instead of pages during a\u003cbr\u003edifficult conversation. Your partner will\u003cbr\u003eonly remember the last sentence or two\u003cbr\u003eyou say and forget the beginning of a\u003cbr\u003elong speech.\u003cbr\u003eAdmit your mistakes—even if you don’t\u003cbr\u003elike the way your partner confronts you\u003cbr\u003eabout them. It is tempting to defend\u003cbr\u003eyourself by attacking your partner, but if\u003cbr\u003eyou do, you both lose in the long run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlay\u003cbr\u003eLaugh together. Share the jokes or\u003cbr\u003ecartoons that make you grin, rent a funny\u003cbr\u003evideo or remember the stories about\u003cbr\u003efunny (especially in retrospect) things\u003cbr\u003eyou have experienced together.\u003cbr\u003eChallenge your partner to resolve a\u003cbr\u003eproblem with a squirt bottle duel at ten\u003cbr\u003epaces. If the situation is really serious, try\u003cbr\u003eaerosol whipped cream (at three paces)\u003cbr\u003einstead.\u003cbr\u003eTasks\u003cbr\u003eHire someone to do the chores you both\u003cbr\u003ehate—or do them together. Start by\u003cbr\u003elooking at the things that never seem to\u003cbr\u003eget done, probably because neither of\u003cbr\u003eyou wants to do them.\u003cbr\u003eOccasionally do a task that your partner\u003cbr\u003edoes not expect you to do. Let your\u003cbr\u003epartner be pleasantly surprised that s\/he\u003cbr\u003edoes not need to prepare dinner or mow\u003cbr\u003ethe lawn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoundaries\u003cbr\u003eName the movie you would like to see,\u003cbr\u003eor the restaurant you like best, before you\u003cbr\u003eask your partner’s preference. That way\u003cbr\u003eyou avoid being angry because your\u003cbr\u003epartner did not read your mind.\u003cbr\u003eForgo retaliation. If you think your\u003cbr\u003epartner is preoccupied and ignoring you,\u003cbr\u003elook at the ways you are ignoring your\u003cbr\u003epartner and change your own behavior.\u003cbr\u003eThis works for any behavior you don’t\u003cbr\u003elike.\u003cbr\u003eMoney\u003cbr\u003eCreate shared financial goals. Be sure\u003cbr\u003eyou discuss and agree on priorities. If\u003cbr\u003eone of you thinks your savings are for a\u003cbr\u003egreat vacation, and the other expects to\u003cbr\u003euse them to invest for financial\u003cbr\u003eindependence, you are headed for\u003cbr\u003etrouble.\u003cbr\u003eSpend less money than you make. Use\u003cbr\u003ethe extra to build a reserve. Relieving\u003cbr\u003emoney- related stress gives you energy\u003cbr\u003efor the things that really matter.","brand":"Tea Time eBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173738922224,"sku":"2940014672795","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014672795_p0.jpg?v=1763613871","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014672795","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}