Attachment

Relationship Strategies

I have chosen to assess my relationship with my husband. We have had an ongoing, close relationship for nearly six years. We have experienced a wide variety of emotions and situation together during this time. I understand this to be norm for most long term relationships and had to accept this. Having read this in the text, I now see that we can improve our relationship in number of ways.

We can use the strategy of handle conflict constructively to improve our communication. We are remarkably different people and our viewpoints often conflict. We can be very stubborn about maintaining our own viewpoint and can lead to arguments between us. I think that we should learn to be more tolerant of our differences so that we can build a better, long lasting relationship. We can find constructive ways to accomplish our goals. I hate to admit it when I’m wrong about anything. Many times, I give small matters greater importance than they really need. It would help if I brought this into view when my husband expresses his views. I would better table to discuss the issue calmly and find ways to accept what he has to say without creating an argument about it.

I also believe that the strategy of showing affection would help us. We have been under the same roof for about six years and our affections have cooled for one another during that time. We have settled into a routine that doesn’t involve our taking time to demonstrate our true affections for one another. We fail to appreciate one another openly. The feeling they arise is that we began to take one another for granted. If we reawakened our true appreciation for each other, I think it would rekindle our affections easily.

All types of relationships can use the strategies that are brought forth in this text. The strategies provide benefits for all of us, since none of us are experts at relationships. Learning ways to help us succeed in relationships we initially enjoy would increase our quality...