Healthy Dating & Relationship Tips - Peterjasie

Lemonade – Make lemonade out of those relationship lemons. And“yes” there will be some, since life is not perfect! For example, whenyour partner is late and you miss a movie date or restaurantreservation, don’t make it a night of terror and destroy what’s leftwhen you finally do get together. Do something else instead, like relaxat home with a video and scented candles, and order subs (andlemonade!)Make the Honeymoon Last – Remember how your felt when youfirst got together? Do those little things that you did at the beginningand make the honeymoon last. Bring home fresh flowers, shut off thetelevision, turn on some music and dance with your mate, complimentyour mate, make dates to go to places you used to frequent (the oldneighborhood pizza parlor, a local drive in, a hotel you went to on yourhoneymoon, etc.)Nuts and Bolts – Don’t focus so much on the “nuts and bolts” of whosaid what, when, how often and why they were wrong…. In otherwords, sometimes during an argument, try losing your memory of whodid what, when and how many times in the past. Instead, humbleyourself, apologize for having messed up and hug your mate!Open – Open windows when doors close. If you feel you’ve beenpushed to the limit and don’t want to try one more time, close thedoor on that angle of the issue. Take a walk, get some ice cream and