3 Qualities, (often over-looked) You MUST Have To Save Your Relationship

1. Open-Mindedness

This means you’re willing to consider new ideas — unprejudiced, by definition.

No matter how many relationships you’ve had, it’s always an adjustment to deal with a man with different interests and opinions than your own. You’ll find yourself thinking, I can’t believe he thinks this is a good way to spend his time. Or, Why does he always react that way? It makes no sense.

It’s difficult to accept or respect someone else’s point of view — especially when, to you, it just seems wrong. We think our partners should think and feel the way we do, a belief that causes major conflict for couples.

You may feel compelled to correct your partner, pointing out why what they think is wrong and why what you think is right, but persuasion usually fails.

Open-mindedness requires that you don’t judge what’s right for someone else based on what’s right for you. It asks that you put the judgment aside and accept/appreciate a different point of view.