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By: Adam Zenta
Hey every1 this is my new website all about healthy relationships. Visit my Articles link for stories on healthy relationships. I have written ten tips on how to keep a relationship strong and healthy. Please sign my Guestbook!
Tip #1: This is probably the most important tip. In order to maintain a strong and healthy relationship, you have to feel what the other person feels, if you know what I mean. For example if your friend has just lost a family member, you cannot pretend like nothing happened. You must comfort your friend and try to understand what he’s experiencing. It’s like the Christ-like love that says you must understand and accept the emotions of others, rejoicing with those who rejoice and weeping with those who weep.
Tip #2: If you want a strong relationship with others, you gotta stop wanting what you want and begin wishing for what your friend wants. For example if your friend wants his family home for Christmas, you gotta hope that he will get his family home for Christmas. This is another Christ-like love that is desire what is best for the other.
Tip #3: This is probably the hardest tip for some of us to perform. In order to have a strong friendship you need you need to give to your friend in his time of need. If he needs money for medicine or something you need to give him some. You must be generous and not calculate the cost of giving, that is a necessary Christ-like love.
Tip #4: If you don’t follow this tip, then man, you are shallow. If your friend has some sort of disease or does not look good, there is no reason he shouldn’t be your friend. After all a Christ-like love is not repulsed by illness or ugliness. Just because your friend doesn’t look good on the outside, doesn’t mean there is something wrong with him on the inside.
Tip #5: Now, If you wanna have a Christ-like love you need to concentrate on both yourself and your friend and vice versa. Otherwise you will not be able to understand how to have a true relationship. Its like the Christ-like love a person must take time for him or herself as well as for others.
Tip #6: If you have problems with your friend you cant let it get to you, nor can you continuously avoid your friend. You must confront and solve your problem. A Chris-like love does not suffer needlessly, but neither does it run from suffering when running would be a denial of love.
Tip #7: If you’re having trouble with a relationship, you need to give yourselves some time and space. You need to rethink your friendship and forgive what the other has done to you. Forgive and Forget that’s my motto. Remember a Christ-like love is patient and forgiving.
Tip #8: You have to ask yourself, “Do I like this person or do I only think I like this person?” You have to decide for yourself if your friendship is genuine. A Christ-like love is not just an emotion, it is also a decision.
Tip #9: Be nice. If you simply keep your mouth shut and don’t act on emotions your friendships can really blossom. All you need are good manners and think of others. A Christ-like love desires what is best for others.
Tip #10: The Cross people! That is the biggest sign of love. Forgot hearts, cupid or chocolates. If you want to show love you need the cross somewhere in your life. The cross is the symbol of a Christ-like love.
If this website does not provide you with all necessary information please visit these websites:
www.ksu.edu/counseling/relatn.html www.ofspirit.com/relationships.htm
kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/ healthy_relationship.html
www.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/healthyrelationships.htm |
