While it is true that there are many things that can help a relationship grow stronger, there can only be a better summary for them all. This is why we have these three PS to cover everything that you need to grow your relationship.
There’s nothing as sweet as hearing your partner tell you sweet things about yourself. It’s so sweet and it's better than hearing it from someone else. If you have watched Laju Iren's mini-series titled "During Ever After”, you would discover that the absence of that singular act caused a lot in their marriage. This is why you can just steal someone when you tell them something about them that their partner doesn’t.
You don’t need to wait till you have so much money to pamper your partner. A gift in Data, airtime, money, etc as little or much as you can would do. Partners should not be stingy, thus helping each other to feel valuable.
When you’re broke, you should still give. That should be how much they mean to you. Pamper them with the things they need and the things that matter to them.
Please, pray, even if you’re single. You can possibly have a special prayer journal for them where you write and speak words into their lives. The truth is, if you are wrong with anything, it cannot be with prayer.
One of the many things about prayer is that when it's effects come to happen in your relationship, you won’t be surprised because you have prayed about it before now— you’d just keep reaping the fruits.
Many relationships fail because they do not put these things in place rightly. When you do, then, you would deserve its success. You won’t be confused and things would come easier than you thought.
In 1st Timothy 6:10, the Bible says that the love of money is the root of all evil. However, money in itself is a requirement to successfully live the good life that you desire and your relationship is definitely included in that good life.
Discuss your money goals together
If you want to be serious about financial progress, you have to set goals. Starting an investment plan, together or individually, is a good way to realize your financial goals in a rewarding manner. If you don’t have financial goals you are building up for already you can set one and review on subsequent money dates. For reviews, you would both get to assess how well you are doing with your commitments and how to improve if there is a need to.
You can set up a joint savings account with your loved one, using Circles.
Start a budget game
Even though you might invest together, you would spend individually. A date like this presents a good time to assess individual spendings. It is a moment for individual reflections, and not a time to castigate one another. So take turns to speak and encourage each other to do better where there is slack. You can design individual budgets and grow together.
Taking out time to speak about your money would not only help improve your financial life but help reduce stress and anxiety according to Britney Castro; a financial expert. Also, it would help promote transparency between both of you and that would help strengthen your bond. You should get started with it and share your experience with us when you do; if you don’t mind.
Last week we started a series on 'what to think before you think relationship' and today, we will move to the second section of the series. Last week, we spoke about building a relationship with God first; before thinking about entering into a relationship as one of the essentials to carry out. A built relationship with God, will help you be able to build better relationships with your future partner and everyone around you.
August 23rd every year marks my baby, Adeola’s birthday. My birthday comes on the 9th of June which is almost two months before. I have noticed overtime that both dates are perfect in timing and except you are unserious with your relationship life, it really doesn’t cost you anything to be intentional about your partner’s birthday.