What Would Make Your Relationship More Fulfilling?
Remember when you first met – how open your hearts were together and how connected you felt? Remember the free flow of appreciation, affection, goodwill, and the fun and love you shared naturally together?
How has your relationship evolved since then? Have you grown closer? If not, from each person’s point of view, what happened? Or what concerns do you have that now could happen?
Clearly, people’s personalities can be fundamentally different. And yet we are drawn to someone as a partner who is fundamentally different. Their natural gifts complement us, expand us, and are meaningful to us.
But it also means that each can bring into the relationship some different core needs, inner pressures and sensitivities. And it is when those clash that tensions arise and couples can begin to have a hard go.
Fortunately, couples like you can gain these shared awarenesses of each other’s inner world, and develop the awarenesses and skills that enable them to keep their hearts open, safely resolve their differences when those tensions arise. And thereby grow closer together.
Partners can also learn to develop their ability to make their relationship more fulfilling for each other, even more than before as they grow in the relationship. They can develop their ability to open up and learn to express warmth and appreciation more easily together. So it shows up in their support, quality time, affection, surprises, romance, and sharing in more meaningful and enjoyable activities together.
Interestingly, couples find that it does not take long to develop these new awarenesses, communication skills, conflict resolution tools, and intimacy skills. Nor does it have to cost an arm and a leg. And it is important to do so. After all, just like with your job and career, you are expected to take additional training to increase your natural skills and effectiveness. However, overtime in your relationship or marriage (and with your kids), this can be even more as important!
“I highly recommend Chris to help couples learn what they are misunderstanding and over-reacting to in their mates’ communications. His approach is immediately effective and amazingly helpful. At same time, he is open, caring and supportive as we work through some very hard challenges trying to sort out our own issues from those we have as a couple.” – Lynn S.
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“My wife and I have seen our fair share of counselors, but after our first session with Chris, it was our first time leaving a session feeling like we just had our first date. Chris’ strategies provided us with the insight to begin to understand each other, as well as ourselves. Chris provides us with the tools to diffuse situations allowing us to work together as opposed to working against one another. Chris is our marriage coach/trainer/doctor that we plan to continue to see to assist us along our way. We believe in Chris so much that we gift his services to several of our married friends.” Dr. Mike Davis, DPT