It’s the new year and that means a chance to enter into 2024 with a clean slate! It’s a time to reflect back on 2023 and your relationship to work with your partner and create a more meaningful and healthy connection in the new year.
As time passes, change naturally occurs within a relationship often causing couples to drift apart. Being more mindful of your relationship is important to create intentional change and maintain a healthy relationship progression.
As a couple it is important to create relationship resolutions, and what better time to create those resolutions than the new year! Those resolutions can be a variety of things but they are important for the couple to agree upon so that there is accountability for both partners. Remember, relationship resolutions are only successful if both partners contribute effort into making intentional change and building the relationship together.
So use New Years Eve as a time to create closeness with your partner and talk about those relationship resolutions.
And fun fact, legend has it that locking lips at the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve can strengthen an already existing relationship and provide good luck throughout the new year. What couple wouldn’t want to start 2024 off strong with being close to their partner.
Tips to Reconnect and Make Your Relationship Work
- Process through any negative feelings about your partner or the relationship
- Set realistic expectations for the relationship
- Create shared goals and meaning for the relationship
- Work on personal growth to ensure you’re bringing your best self into the relationship
- Engage in couples counseling to strengthen the relationship
Small Things Couples Can Do To Reconnect
It can be hard for a couple to remain connected, causing them to drift apart. Yet, there are several things a couple can do to reconnect and strengthen their relationship. Although reconnecting can be difficult it is important to nurture your relationship, turn towards your partner, and engage in small moments with one another. Use open ended questions with one another such as Who, What, when? Tell me more. Oh, that’s interesting. Try to respond to your partner while focusing on the positives, avoiding criticisms or with negatives can also help you connect.
Learn more about what Dr. Ruth, The Married Therapists has to say about reconnecting with your partner here: https://www.tiktok.com/@marriedtherapists video/7205991401413446918
