Wellness
The smallest things can make the biggest difference.
Setting a few relationship goals for 2022 will help keep your partnership happy and harmonious.
Even if you and your partnerhave lived together for years, its important to continue dating each other.
Try A Foursome
No, not that kind.
While all friendships are important, its a great idea for you and your partner to befriend other couples.
Kathleen Holtz Deal, Ph.D., MSWtold Fatherly.
You see things that make you more appreciative of your partner than in the day-to-day of home life.
If you dont have many couple friends, let this be the year that you meet some!
Joining local intramural sports teams or trying out a shared hobby would be great places to start.
After all, research has shown that66% of couples who exercise together say it improved their relationship.
Getting a change of scenery and having adventures together is never a bad idea.
From there, venture to regularly make small gestures that demonstrate how well you know them.
Seeing your partner in action serving others might even be a little sexy.
If youre big movie buffs, plan an in-home foreign film festival or ten nights of old Hollywood classics.
This is a great way to take each others love language into account.
Do you want to start a family in a certain timeframe?
Are you planning to buy a house, or take a certain vacation?
Experts:
Parisa Ghanbari, psychotherapist & relationship expert
This article was originally published onJan.
