{"id":1661,"date":"2015-12-17T11:23:12","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T11:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbansocial.com\/blog\/?p=1661"},"modified":"2016-05-11T12:53:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T12:53:16","slug":"6-ingredients-of-healthy-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbansocial.com\/blog\/6-ingredients-of-healthy-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ingredients of healthy relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Healthy relationships take time to nurture and create.<\/p>\n<p>When a relationship is on the rocks then\u00a0we feel the pain. We are left to flounder on our own on how to fix the relationship, whether we should fix it, or how to recover from the relationship. Building healthy relationships from the beginning is essential to avoid pain of broken relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 6 ingredients for healthy relationships that we should strive to develop in every relationship, especially those close to us, our close friends, buddies, colleagues and even business relationships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Acceptance, Empathy and Respect for the Other Person<\/strong>. Essentially, it is love. Love is much deeper than a feeling. Love is a commitment we make to people to always treat that person right and honorably. To understand and accept the other person as he is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulfilling of needs.<\/strong>\u00a0You can have everything you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want out of life. A healthy relationship helps meets needs. We serve \u2013 and get in return \u2013without consciously and eagerly expecting, of course. It will come- mutually and naturally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open and honest communication.<\/strong>\u00a0 Communication is essential.\u00a0The key to communicating is to be a good listener, have something good to say and express yourself well. Project warmth,, empathy and caring. By letting the other person know what we think and feel, it lets us connect with the other person. It enables us to make a connection. Both listening effectively and communicating what we feel is essential.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patience and Loyalty.<\/strong> We are humans and humans make mistakes after all. And it takes time to change. Often, those who give up on relationships too early or because the other person isn&#8217;t perfect,\u00a0forget that they have imperfections and failings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Common Purpose.<\/strong> Working together, building together, failing and succeeding together \u2013 while pursuing a common purpose &#8211; that is what relationships are made of. \u00a0In your current relationships, find a common purpose to look forward to. It will help cement things\u00a0and create long lasting joy and benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun.<\/strong> Fun is essential. If you don&#8217;t enjoy your relationship then what purpose does it have?Fun is usually the first thing that&#8217;s pushed aside when we\u00a0start to\u00a0take the relationship for granted. We have to remember to consciously create enjoyable\u00a0times\u00a0and moments that we will remember for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>What are your key tips for enjoying a healthy relationship? 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