7 Real Life Ways to Be Happy in Your Relationship

Every relationship goes through phases. Here’s how you can find happiness even in the rougher phases.

In the early days of a relationship, we’re always happy. We can’t even begin to imagine a time when we won’t be happy.

But as time passes and we settle into the relationship, it’s just like anything else in our lives. It can become boring, stale, and doesn’t seem to bring us the same ecstatic joy it once did.

Often when we reach that stage, we start thinking it means we need to break up. That the relationship isn’t working, isn’t meant to be, that there’s someone out there who can make us happier.

But the truth is, the only way to replicate that early-stage high is to keep getting into new relationships over and over. And most of us don’t want that. We’re seeking both that early-stage high and a long-term commitment. But you can’t have both.

What you can have, however, is more happiness in your current relationship. Try these ideas for finding happiness in your current relationship.

Step outside yourself

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