Only some relationships endure the test of time. Is your
relationship one such? If not, what is it that you can do to make your relationship
stronger and capable of enduring the test of time? We will try to find some
answers to these questions.
A relationship that endures the test of time is built on
certain strong pillars to support it from falling apart in times of quakes and
turmoil. Such a relationship has certain characteristics.
1) The
relationship should give content to both the parties. There are many
relationships in which only one side is happy and the other side is not. Strangely
the person who is happy about the relationship is not even aware that the other
person is not! So, the relationship goes on well for all outward appearances.
We sometimes hear people saying about people in a relationship that they should
be happy since the relationship is continuing. Being physically together for
long is not necessarily a sign of an enduring relationship.
2) There
should be free communication between the partners. A relationship that does not
have free communication between the partners is no better than a relationship
that has broken. Free communication is different from routine, formal and
pretentious communication.
3) Each
partner should miss the absence of the other. If your partner is away for
sometime, do you miss their absence? And does your partner miss your absence?
This is one of the most reliable test of closeness in a relationship. If you and
your partner fulfill this criterion, then your relationship has a chance to
endure the test of time even if it is lacking some other criteria.
Do a quick check to satisfy that your relationship passes the
above three tests. If it does not, you will have to identify its weaknesses and
start working on them.
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