6 tips on how to save a relationship heading for the rocks

If your relationship feels like it’s falling apart, then the first question you must ask is: ‘Do I want to save this relationship?’

If the answer is ‘yes’, you think that it’s worth saving, then you can begin to analyze what has gone wrong and how you are going to get things back on track.

Here are six tips on how go about the process of mending a broken relationship.

1. Be honest with yourself: The first tip on how to fix a relationship is to take a good, long, hard look at why you are doing this. Do you really want to save this relationship, or are you afraid of being on your own? Be sure that you are trying to save the relationship for the right reasons and not just because you are fearful of change or loneliness.

2. Put old grievances to one side: You are going to have to put the past to one side, if you want to make a go of a failing relationship. If you and your partner keep on resurrecting old disputes and problems, then you will never be able to move forward. You need to treat this like a fresh start.

3. Think through what has gone wrong: Another useful tip on how to fix a relationship is to put your own ill feelings aside and try to think through, logically and calmly, where you think the relationship has gone wrong. Don’t make this a list of things that your partner has done wrong, you need to be constructive about this process. It takes two to tango!

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4. Have an honest and open conversation with your partner: It is more than likely that your partner is aware of the problems too, so you should both be able to sit down and talk about it. Let your partner have their say and try to keep the conversation calm. It could hurt both of you to talk about these things, but it’s the only way that you can a start on repairing the relationship.

5. Agree a plan together: Next tip on how to fix a relationship is to agree to work together. It is going to be important that you are both committed to trying to solve the issues. You need to look together at what has not been working and make a plan as to how you are going to stop that happening. Set aside time for working on the issue, and work on it together.

6. Consider counselling: Relationship counselling doesn’t have all the answers, but having a third party to help you to guide the process can be very helpful. Someone who is looking at the problem from the outside may see things that you don’t and they can talk about those problems, without all the emotion.

 

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