Spend Time With Your Partner

Accepting yourself also involves embracing all your emotions and treating yourself as a being. In the same vein, before we can ask our spouse to accept us, it’s really important that we acknowledge and accept those parts of our personality that our partner may not find so appealing to accept about us, don’t you think so? Also, trying too hard to constantly change so as to attain perfection’’ for the sake of other people, or forcing yourself to become who you are not will not always work in the long run. You just have to accept yourself for who you are by owning that part of your personality and physicality that your partner may not find desirable. Accepting your partner for who they also requires that you accept the fact that they are not perfect and then embrace their flaws. This does not mean that you should open your arms wide and embrace their emotionally abusive behavior by choosing to put up with it. This form of acceptance can be very dangerous and even harmful to your relationship. What it means is that you can learn to accept your partner’s weaknesses such as if they are not able to socialize with others as much as you can and would like to. Accepting your partner means that you respect their beliefs and acknowledge their views. You should remember that you and your partners are unique individuals who do not have to share the same opinions and subscribe to the same beliefs all the time. Being unique and different also means that you should be entitled to your own definition of the world around you and how you respond to the world around you. Accepting your partner for who they are means realizing that you will always disagree on so many things and that such disagreements are a normal part of your communication and relationship. Commending and appreciating your partner for their contributions to the relationship, the family as a whole, their efforts to get better and improve, or any other thing is part of accepting them.

Over The Wall We Go

You should show that you are proud of what they have become and show it. Also, be proud of them for who they are and what they have become over time. Since you are well aware of their past, their stories and the struggles that they have had to face to become better than what they were, a little compliment for a job well done is quite in order. Also, commend them for any other achievements including at work. Doing so indicates that you are happy about their achievements and you show the world that you are proud of them. This is one of the best ways of accepting your partner for who they are. In a sense, you are telling them that they are perfect in their own imperfect way. In what sweeter and loving way could you have accepted their imperfection than this? Part of accepting your partner for who they really are is spending quality time with them. Get to know their interests and activities and join in when you can. Spend time with them on shared interests. Do things that would demonstrate how much you love and appreciate your partner. Simple and little stuff would be ok too.

Left In The Dark

Think of activities you did together when you first met. Think of how you might do those activities one more time together. Talk with your partner about happy times you’ve had together, including those funny moments that made you laugh and laugh again. Accepting your partner for who they are cannot be complete if you fail to acknowledge that, their flaws and imperfection notwithstanding, they are no less than a human being as you are, and treat them as such. Do not treat your spouse as just an object that you admire and possess. Do not treat your partner well only when you are in the company of your friends or family members as if your spouse were merely an accessory to be displayed in front of a shopping mall. Treat them as a human being who is capable of love and care. Respect your partner as a human being and accept them as an equal. Love your spouse the way you want to be loved and be grateful that you have someone like your spouse in your life. This is how you accept your spouse for who they really are. Appreciation is an important part of relationships. We all crave positive attention, and one of the best ways of fulfilling that need is when we are appreciated or when we feel appreciated.

It Takes A Train To Cry

Unfortunately, appreciation seems to be lacking among many couples and in many relationships. The problem begins when couples fail to notice how we slipped into the habit of taking each other for granted and stopped caring for each other and appreciating each other. This gradually results in other problems such as arguments, petty fights, frustration, disagreements, and resentment between the partners and suddenly one or both of them begin to wonder if their relationship would really work out, dwelling so much on what is not working in your relationship. Remember when you first started? You had all the appreciation and love of your partner. But now, time has passed and you feel that all that love and appreciation has disappeared. But then, you start feeling undervalued. Sometimes, the problem might not be you or your partner. The problem might just as a result of the fact that you have been together for so long as a couple that you may start taking things for granted without even knowing it. You just expect that your partner will do a particular thing. It is not that you do not appreciate them. It may be just that you do not express that appreciation often. After all, you might reason, what is the essence of appreciating someone for something that is their job to do? They express their feelings for each other through communication.