Any busy couples in the house?
It’s a fast-paced world and there’s no getting around it. All around us, people are working their butts off trying to be as productive as possible. A lot of the younglings these days want to make their marks on the world and sometimes, that may come at the expense of their relationships. There is no denying that to a lot of people, relationships will always have to take backseats to their careers and their personal goals. However, not to say that people completely disregard relationships these days. It’s just that they’re getting a little tougher to manage because so many people are looking to overachieve.
So how is it possible for two overachievers to possibly coexist in a romantic life with one another? How will two people who are perpetually busy sustain a relationship without necessarily compromising the other aspects of their lives in a dramatic manner? Of course it is. Here are some tips that you could take advantage of if you’re a busy couple.
1. Make it a point to schedule your dates and don’t flake on them.
Dates are important. It’s called dating for a reason. You can’t be dating if you don’t go out on dates with one another. If you’re in a relationship, no matter how hectic and how busy things might get, you have to be able to organize your schedules in a way that allot substantial time for dates. And more important than that, you have to make sure that you don’t flake out or cancel on dates. When you pencil in your dates into your schedules, you have to make sure that you always show up (except during extreme circumstances wherein you really have to cancel). If it isn’t a matter of life or death, then everything in life will have to take a backseat to your date once you agree on a viable schedule for the both of you to meet. Make a schedule and just stick to it.
2. Answer the phone whenever a call comes.
Too often, a lot of us will fall into the trap of replying late or waiting too long to return missed calls. Never let that be the case for your relationship. Given your hectic schedules, you have to grasp whatever opportunity that you can get to communicate with one another regardless of the platform.
3. Devote time for each other and the relationship in your daily routine.
Time is always going to be the most valuable thing that we could ever receive or give in our lives. Time is not something that we can buy; nor is it something that we can extend or shorten. Whatever time we have is the time that we have. That’s why it’s important that we only ever really devote our time for the things that matter most in life. So if your relationship really matters to you, then you have to be willing to devote substantial time to your relationship in your daily routine. You have to be able to carve time out of your schedule for your relationship if you really want things to work.
4. Make it a point to never disregard the little things.
If you rely solely on the grand and great moments of the relationship to give you joy and fulfilment, then you are probably never going to feel happy or fulfilled. As someone who is constantly busy and is always looking to achieve great things, you always want instant gratification. It’s important for you to have results that are instantaneous. You can’t afford to carry that kind of philosophy into your relationships. In a relationship, you have to be able to embrace the grind of it all. You have to be able to place emphasis on even the simplest things in the relationship. You have to be able to give them value. No matter how simple the moments that you share with your partner may be, you have to treat them like an absolute treasure. You can’t take the little things for granted because you are never going to find gratification in your relationship that way.
5. Be willing to make a few compromises and sacrifices for your partner.
Relationships are always going to be about compromise. While you shouldn’t be willing to sacrifice all of your greatest goals and dreams for your relationship, you can’t afford to be rigid and inflexible either. You have to be able to adjust your goals and dreams in ways where everybody wins. It can’t always just be about you. You have to take into consideration the needs of your partner as well. You can’t afford to be selfish. You can’t afford to be a person who isn’t adaptable. You have to be able to acknowledge that there are some aspects of your life that you need to adjust to accommodate another special person and you have to be willing to make those adjustments without bitterness or complaint. You have to do so wholeheartedly.
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