Nowadays relationships are very hard to find and doesn't stay longer than it used to be. Building healthy bonds in relationships is a lifelong learning process and it's wise learn about it before you deal with one.
Before anything doing silly, first you need to understand about yourself first and become the one who is self aware to help you recognise your own needs and boundaries. These leads to a saying called the most important thing in a relationship is the one you have with yourself. Knowing about yourself can make you understand the needs of others without any signals from the others.
Be open and honest about the key things in life when you are in a relationship, since communication is the key to all. Listen to understand, not to just respond. Be clear and kind about your expression of feelings. Keep in mind that a wise person is one who speaks less and listens more. This way there will be no gaps in communication in your relationship.
Try to understand the other person situation and deal with it as you were in the situation. Understand their emotions and experiences without any judgement on your part. If we try to understand others, you are trying to understand yourself. We would what we could accomplish with the understanding of others situation depending on how you would react to those and that gives you an edge while showing empathy towards the other.
Become aware of the boundaries of others and maintain respect and prevent opposite actions. Try to tell what you are comfortable with and break the walls between you and others in a relationship to get respect. Think of the boundaries as bridges to mutual respect rather than walls in between.
Be willing to show your authentic self by discussing your flaws and all. This can strengthen your bond and makes your connection true. These can prove that finding strength through vulnerability and being in relationship bonds together.
Every relationship can become healthy when the foundation is trust and it can only be earned through consistency, honesty and reliability. Trust is like earning pennies but losing in dollars. It comes with a great difficulty, but while losing it just take a second.
Disagreements happens in a relationship, try to deal it with grace and maturely. Focus on solutions rather than blaming it on others and try to remain respectful through out the conflicts. It is an inevitable thing that happens in any relationship, but the way we handle them improves our bond.
Try to celebrate the smallest achievements in their lives and success and offer support in tough times showing gratitude and appreciation. A simple thank you can strengthen the bonds in between the relationship. This may seem silly, but the factual position may be lot better with a simple thank you.
Most of todays relationships are lacking time, the time they spent together, trying to spend sometime with your other half makes the most of it. It can show that you care about them and leads to your growth in relationship. The time you spent with the loved ones is never wasted. It can improve your relationship.
Some relationships are not meant to last, but they are there to make you learn a lesson. If a relationship drains your energy or causes harm it may be time to walk away from that relationship. These tips may be seem a little bit over the top for some or less sophisticated to other, but these are the fundamentals to a great relationship.