When it comes to relationships, having a healthy one can make you even more healthy in general. Love is heart healthy, dating gives you exercise (even sex burns calories), and a healthy relationship can seriously boost your mood.
But how do you develop a healthy relationship? You need to put some work into it in order to make sure that it is a happy relationship that is really going to boost your general health. It’s not that difficult to cultivate a happy and healthy relationship, in fact, you really just need to remember to consider your partner and be a good person.
Take Your Time
Just like it takes time to find the right person, when you’ve found them it also pays to take your time getting to know them. Rushing things may give you somewhat of a rush, but taking your time will help you avoid heartbreak. Heartbreak leads to depression, which is not conducive to good health.
Taking your time ensures that you build a lasting relationship, which can work great towards heart health and a happy future.
Smile And Use Body Language
When you spend most of your day smiling it makes the people around you smile, and it keeps your own mood boosted. Smiling is great for your health, and the health of your relationship. It’s also a great way to show positive body language.
Body language is one of the best ways to show the person (or people) in your life how you really feel about them. There are just things you can’t lie about when it comes to body language. Plus, body language goes a longer way at expressing love than the words themselves do.
Be Supportive
Being supportive of one another is one of the best ways to develop a healthy relationship. Even when you aren’t into all of the same things as one another you still need to be supportive. Support can be anything from helping them load their art into the car for their next art show or even buying them stuff they need for the things they want to create.
Honesty And Trust Go A Long Way
Make sure that your support is honest support though. If you think what they are doing is illegal or dangerous, talk to them about it. Honesty is important in relationships, just as important as communication. Starting relationships on lies just develops negativity, and it is something that can ruin your relationship quickly and it can also ruin your health. Lying is stressful to your mind and body as well.
It’s also important to be both trusting and trustworthy. It will help you both be more content and relaxed in your relationship.
Originally posted on June 7, 2016 @ 9:36 pm