How to Repair Your Relationship
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Talk to Your Partner
Repairing your relationship with your boyfriend or husband begins with examining the situation with communication. You must talk to your partner and let the him know that you are unhappy with the relationship. He probably was knowledgeable that the relationship was not working out because of clues like canceling movie dates or obvious avoidance of each other.
Bring the relationship back to how it was when the two of you first met by letting him know how you feel about the two of you being together. Let him know if you are getting annoyed at him always being with his friends. Let him know if a few of his personal habits irks you. Let him know that you want to talk about the relationship. Discuss how you would like to repair the relationship and what you are willing to do to make the relationship work again. Be aware that the reason for the relationship needing repair may not all fall on him. You must listen to him and acknowledge what he says about you and what he expects of you in the relationship as well. The two of you must come to a compromise that is sustainable to the relationship and pleasing to the both of you.
Habits are difficult to break so you will have to talk to your boyfriend or husband in phases. Rome was not built in one day. Relationships are varied and there are many reasons why the attraction does not seem to be there anymore. You may be interested in someone else and if so, you should let him know instead of stringing him along. He may be interested in someone else and when the two of you communicate then he should man up and end the relationship.
If another person has been brought into the relationship, there is not much you can do to repair the relationship. You will have to learn to move on and to meet someone else of interest to you. No Cosmopolitan trick in the book can help you win a man back if he no longer has interest in you. You will have to look for the positives in your personality and move on to find someone else worthy of your time, talent and treasures.
Do not beat yourself up with what you should have done because that is like trying to reinvent the wheel. Once the reason for the waning relationship is found through communication, then if fixable, then you should begin to repair the relationship. Fixable relationship downfalls include one of you honestly not knowing what the other person expected of you. If your boyfriend did not realize that he was hurting your feelings by being away with his friends, then if the love is still there, he can starting saying no to them. You should not however imprison your man in the bosom of your love. Give him some room and you may find that he sees you more intriguing when you seem less the clinging vine and more the stronger independent woman..
Find other interests other than him and talk to him about those interests as well. Most men do not like to talk about relationships although it is recommended if there is a problem. As long as everything is quiet and no one is arguing, most men think that everything is just fine. But do not be a quiet powder puff and let him remain clueless if you are unhappy. If you are unhappy with the relationship, you have to speak up and let him know how you feel. If he is not making you happy then there is not too much of a reason to stay with him.
If the relationship can be repaired then you must do what is necessary to repair it right away. You do not want a bad relationship to turn into something much worse. You want to stop any bad connections at the first recognition so that the relationship can be repaired. More often than not relationship repairs may cause you to change some of your expectations of him. You will learn that when you do not expect him to be able to always make you happy, then you will be disappointed less. You should not expect less, however, just do not expect so much that he can not deliver and leave you thinking of him as being inadequate.
Talk to your partner. Let him know how you feel about the relationship. Do not reach for the moon if he can only deliver the stars. If someone else is in the mix, then the relationship repair is just about impossible. Give your man space and find interests of your own that will make you happy and take some of your hopes and dreams off of him. He is only human and once you realize these facts, then you can easily repair your relationship.
Time is of the essence so act quickly with your communication solution. You are the one who may be unhappy or dissatisfied, so you are the one most likely to have to come to a compromise of what to expect from the relationship. Your relationship can be repaired under any circumstances if the two of you are intent on making the relationship work. You can not lose in repairing your relationship if you have the commitment of your partner to do everything possible to do what is necessary to stay together.
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Thank you for your comment, hubpage writer.
Sadly many couples fail due to lack of communication, and even though communication is attempted it doesn't always lead to results. This was a wonderful hub and I do hope others take it seriously if in a relationship that lacks one of the key elements needed to succeed.
one2recognize2, thank you for your comment and for agreeing that the key to a successful relationship is communication.
I think this article sucks, it says , if you ar eunhappy move on cuz your partner isnt making you happy, well sorry maybe that is whyt he divorce rate is so high, just cuz your unhappy at the moment doesnt mean that cant be fixed, you dont just give up. I suggest when you read this article, read it outloud, so it can go in one ear and out the other. And more than half the people who come to thsi site, already have talked to there partner, that is why there here, because the talk didnt change much, just made more fights, but they still want it to work! ARTICLE IS LOUSY AND USELESS, Your one of those people that ruins peoples marriages, you should be a marriage counsellor, sounds like you fit the profile
crock, thank you for your comment. Your comment sounds like you are not happy because your partner may have found another. I stand by the content of the article that states if a man has found interest in another person and there is no marriage vows, then the relationship is over and you should move on. You probably have given him your all, what else can you offer him. If a new person is in his life then he may have found what he needed there. Move on.
communication? we've tried. Bin together around 8 months now and she says that she dosent think she loves me as much as she used to because the spark is gone. Its true, its not the same as it used to be, but we still love each other. we just decided to go on a break for a week and agreed to remain faithful to each other, well this is day 1 and i miss her like crazy. I dont know what to do and am at the end of my tether. Before this 'break' we were spending all our time together which i think was a factor in the breakdown of our relationship. I dont know what to do, i dont want to lose her. please help me.
daniel, thank you for your comment. It seems as though the relationship is one sided with you all the more anxious to see her since the "break." A one-sided relationship will not last because it may teether off to a different path for the two of you. Play by her terms and maybe she will come around. If she does not return your yearning for her equally, then you are setting yourself up for dissapointment and should definitely move on.
Communication is MAJOR.... I don't think many people realize this... I have a hub about communication ina marriage and I have a poll question at the bottom asking how important communication is in a marriage and some say not important. It's unbelievable that someone would even think that.
Great hub
mroricle1973, thank you for your comment. On the internet, I am sure you will find that people sometimes freely disagree because of the communication device. Communication is so important in the relationship and I agree with you.
I have been with my boyfriend for a year and a half. I have difficulties acessing my emotions due to the way I was raised, and I need somehow to either stay with him or not. I have what I would call a crush, but we've been together too long for me to just move on. He is family now. How do you repair a relationship when you are the one who broke it?
Myiuki, thank you for your response. You have answered your own question. You stated that you have difficulty accessing your emotions due to the way you were raised. Then you confessed that he is now family. Amazingly, you are humble to admit that you may in fact be the problem.
You have made a powerful statement when you said that you may have been the one who broke the relationship.
Myiuki, to repair your relationship, you are correct. You are going to have to delve into the family crisis that you are a part of and have managed to hold onto with having boyfriend who has the same difficult family traits.
You may have to take a breather from him and see a counselor to discuss the family issues that you managed to hold onto with meeting a boyfriend of the same caliber.
You say that you have "been" with your boyfriend for a year instead of saying that you have been in love with him for a year. Maybe you were just writing to ask for help and the omission was an oversight. The fact that you are looking at the time that you have been with your boyfriend instead of how long you have been in love with him may mean that you put more emphasis on your expenditure of time instead of your expenditure of love.
Seek counseling and then go from there. It is a known fact that sometimes girls attract guys who have the personalities that they are familiar with whether good or bad.
Do not break off the relationship, however, because no where in your comment did you mention any issue with him. You just admitted that your relationship needs repairing by reading "How to Repair Your Relationship." You also admitted that the problem may be with you as a result of how you were raised. Repair your relationship by first getting professional counseling to address those deep seated family issues. Give yourself space from your boyfriend to recognize the real issues and then proceed to repair your relationship.













hubpageswriter says:
4 months ago
Such a good article..