25 Things People in Great Relationships Do NOT Do

Stolen from the internet, lovingly.

#1. They don’t rush the present state of their relationships to get to better times ahead.

#2. They don’t expect their relationships to solve all their problems.

#3. They don’t expect their relationships to be easy.

#4. They don’t let fear overpower their love and trust.

#5. They don’t keep secrets.

#6. They don’t fake their feelings.

#7. They don’t hide who they are.

#8. They don’t look to others for validation of their identity.

#9. They don’t hold hateful grudges.

#10. They don’t focus on the unchangeable past.

#11. They don’t expect their loved ones to always be strong.

#12. They don’t focus on people’s flaws.

#13. They don’t give out of obligation, or because they want to be paid back.

#14. They don’t take their relationships for granted.

#15. They don’t just show up when times are good.

#16. They don’t try to constantly “fix” the people they care about.

#17. They don’t talk when they need to listen.

#18. They don’t take everything personally.

#19. They don’t neglect their own self-awareness.

#20. They don’t say “yes” when they need to say “no.”

#21. They don’t let people hold them back indefinitely.

#22. They don’t resist or interfere with other people’s growth.

#23. They don’t rebound and rush into replacement relationships.

#24. They don’t look at past relationships as failures.

#25. They don’t let what’s behind them define them.
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Comments (13)

Thanks Post, just what I needed right now! hug wave
Thank you friend! So true, this defines in my mind how unconditional love allows others in a relationship to grow and be themselves! hug Relationships meaning: partners, marriage, lovers, children and friends. handshake

Peace! wave
I agreethumbs up
Post This is wonderful ! I am going to write it down as it is something I want to keep and makes so much sense. I can see now, reading your Blog how my x tried to rush the whole relationship past the beginning stage up to the Romantic stage, through his neediness but I am not blaming him for everything, that came from his own Agenda and past. I have faults too.
My goodness! It sounds worse than the 10 commandments!doh laugh

Joke aside, I agree with every point here... a bit like I have written in my profile in fact, only longer, much longer...

However... what are the possibilities to find someone like that?dunno dunno sigh
This is a great list...and a great subject for a blog on single's site! thumbs up banana
No wonder there are so few people in great relationships. It is a long list but all valid and the more you can tick off on that list the better. thumbs up
Yes, that would work handshake
All valid points and it's not too hard to tick all boxes when you're with the right person imo. wine
It's just common sense really when you are not in the first flush of madness [that is falling in love] and are sane laugh it all makes sense. handshake wine
It would be nice if a relationship could be what it needs to be when it needs to be...
a refuge
a fortress
a playground
a spa
a nice day at the beach...

Thank you all for your comments.
If I think about how many times I messed up on 10 commandments...
uh oh moping
It is indeed nice and informative.
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