The two largest killers of a relationship are money and complacency. While we can't always keep money out of a relationship (especially a marriage), complacency is something that can be avoided.
I realized the dangers of complacency before I got married after my fiancé and I had been together for three years. The little things that used to be funny and cute became annoying. His once cute mannerisms in doing things a little slower than me quickly became annoying and irritating when we began working together.
I thought that one day our bad habit of fighting over little things and bickering would cease but it has only gotten worse over the years. The point is, things are going to be hard. You think that in getting more comfortable with one another, things get easier and that you may fight less. But this is a lie and you'll find that out soon.
You will find that the best thing to do in this situation is to never stop acting like you're trying to win over your significant over. By this, I mean that you should never feel complacent or "used to" your relationship or your significant other. Never stop doing the things that make them smile for no other reason than to see them smile. As life moves on, you may find these little things tedious and time-consuming, but doing those little things will save your relationship and save you from so many pointless fights.
I have been with my fiancé for nearly 4 years now but I will never stop trying to win him over. I will never stop getting butterflies when he asks me on a date and I will never push him away when he kisses me in the middle of a sentence.
I will never stop dating my fiancé, even when he becomes my husband. I will never stop trying to surprise him because those little things keep the spark in a relationship and will keep the spark in our marriage. Every relationship takes effort on both ends. As long as you're both trying to date each other no matter how long you've been together, your relationship will survive anything.
I will never stop trying to win him over even though I already have because I know the second that I do is the second that my relationship stops being 50/50. My relationship deserves my entire effort, heart, mind, and soul because my fiance deserves that.
My marriage deserves all that I can give it because the moment I become complacent and settle with less than what I deserve and less than what my fiance and relationship deserve, that is the moment my relationship will fail.
I will never stop dating my husband because he deserves better, and so do I.
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