7 things that could happen to your relationship

There is no such thing as a perfect relationship. Even marriage in all its sanctimony is flawed and filled with unending betrayals. However, people give marriages a long term shot and don’t run out as soon as they encounter problems in them. Unlike relationships with no legal binding, enduring scorn and hardships may not thrill the people involved. Basically, a relationship with no trial is frail and may not survive a storm in marriage.

Trials don’t just put people through difficult times, they help to stretch your limits and expand your horizon. Many people emerge from trials as refined people with better understanding of life. Also, they learn that these trials don’t define them and the relationship goes stronger afterwards.

Read below some relationship trials you may go through:

1. Fears of Being Behind

When a woman gets to a certain age where she becomes conscious of her relationship status coupled with her friends getting engaged and tying the nuptial knots, she becomes deeply troubled. Although, she may constantly shroud off the eerie feeling with shrugs, her subconscious mind would wander to the matter again.

This feeling of anxiety is piqued when the man in her life isn’t seeing things from her own perspective. This feeling of backwardness could depress anyone for as long as possible.

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2. A Decline In Risk Taking

 For a man, joggling ladies may be exciting but then it gets to a stage where the adventurous cells in him ruptures. He tends to take things slow and sees things from a rational point of view. This could have an effect on his social life as he might lose some sparks in the process. A sudden change in behavior may make the relationship shake. Inability to study the behavioral trend may wear his partner out. Learn to know the recognize the high and low tides in a relationship and act on them.

3. Side Talks

Another trial that could rock the relationship is when lots of rumors is being spread about your relationship. This is normal and life must go on despite all. There could have been something shady in your past, or something sooty in extreme cases.

Your partner’s knowledge of this could wreak potential havoc and strain the relationship. To avoid this, it would be reasonable to discuss that aspect of your life with him or her as soon as possible. Having to hear important details like that from a third party makes your partner feel unimportant.

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4. Infidelity

When there’s an issue of infidelity in a relationship, the faithful partner suffers real agony. It is considered a trying time; most times people are stuck in between breaking up or enduring. A cheating partner not only put the other person at risk of some infection or viral disease, they also play with their emotions which could have a serious adverse effect on their health.

5. When Friends Become Foes

 In relationships, it is normal for couples to have friends who they hang out with from time to time. These friends could be mutual friends known by the couples or by either of them. Irrespective of the friends’ position, it is essential to let them know their place in your relationship.

Forbid them from doing certain things with your partner in order to avoid controversies. You never can tell when your friends would cross the line with your partner. And when this happens, you could lose out at the long run.

6. Challenges of Long Distance Relationships

 Everything can’t always go as planned in relationships; there would be arguments that could degenerate to fights. Depending on how mature the couples are, the fights could be settled within a short period of time. But in cases where the couples live in different places, fights may be prolonged as there would be vices to fuel the feud.

7. Distractions

This is a major challenge for many couples. It is not unusual for couples to get tired of their routines and thirst for something more. Same goes for relationships; there are moments when you feel you need air and probably some time off.

There would always be distractions, but they should be seen as key tests in their personal development. During this phase, couples should learn to work on themselves and aspire to move the relationship to enviable heights.

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