Many people feel that they do not have enough love in their relationship. So they go look for it from other people in multiple concurrent partnerships.
What do you think love is? How would you show your partner that you care for them, so that they are less tempted to look for it elsewhere?
Here are some of the ways you can show your partner you care about him/her:
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Pamper each other
- Do things that make your partner feel special and appreciated.
- It makes your partner feel that you care and are thinking of them.
- You could cook a favourite meal or go to a romantic place that you both love.
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Communicate with each other
This means talking about your needs. You can talk about HIV and AIDS, money and sexual
pleasure. -
Respect each other
- Treat your partner with respect. Tell and show your partner how important he or she is to you.
- If you are understanding, kind and considerate, your partner will return the favour!
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Provide for each other
- Do your best to give your partner what they want and/or need. It may be physical needs like food, shelter and sex or emotional needs like love, support and kindness.
- Do not use sex to handle your problems. If you have a fight, talk about how to fix the problem. Don’t just have sex to make up with each other.
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Be responsible for each other
- Make sure that you have safer sex by using a condom every time you have sex.
- You can use male and female condoms on different days so that you share the responsibility of protecting each other.
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Protect each other
- Make sure that your partner is safe and free from harm.
- Make sure that your partner is your ONLY partner!
Acknowledgements
This article is an excerpt from Love, Sex and You, a relationship book that was developed as part of the OneLove camapign in Swaziland.
6 Comments
this is so true we need to adopt some if not all of these “habits” to have healthier and more happy relationships ofcource they will be ups and downs abut we should work together to make it work as a couple.i especially like number 4 which talks about providing for each other and not using sex as a way out.
I for one know that il adpot some of these if not all in my next relationship.
ONE LOVE KWASILA!!!!!!!!!!
If only it were that easy – look up a ‘how to care for your partner so that he doesn’t cheat on you article’ read it and begin the 6 step process to a loving relationship. Sadly it is not.
Articles like these are only step one in the myriad of rules that grace our relationships. Reading up on something is essential – acting on it is imperative.
After reading this, i suggest people absorb and adopt it to suit their lives. Sometimes your hubby or boyfriend may not be able to communicate freely with you and this is were you need to be cunning in how you get him to an open spot of communication. Will you say ‘article 23 says open communication?’ I don’t think so.
First act out and live by the rules you want to impart on others. And from your actions they will slowly be turned.
Brillian article btw
If only it were that easy – look up a ‘how to care for your partner so that he doesn’t cheat on you article’ read it and begin the 6 step process to a loving relationship. Sadly it is not.
Articles like these are only step one in the myriad of rules that grace our relationships. Reading up on something is essential – acting on it is imperative.
After reading this, i suggest people absorb and adopt it to suit their lives. Sometimes your hubby or boyfriend may not be able to communicate freely with you and this is were you need to be cunning in how you get him to an open spot of communication. Will you say ‘article 23 says open communication?’ I don’t think so.
First act out and live by the rules you want to impart on others. And from your actions they will slowly be turned.
Brilliant article btw
@Alldaythoughts – What you say is very true. Reading about it ( even writing it, LOL) is the easy part. Living it, making it an integral part of your life is the hard part. Doing it even when you don’t feel like it, or when life and circumstance and challenges that our partners face is very difficult.
But then, nothing worth having is easy.
carry on with the good information that you are currenetly sharing with us.