Small Things Often Destress with your Partner
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Mar 18, 2020 Discover key strategies for couples to de-stress after challenging days. Learn the importance of having daily 'stress-reducing conversations' to foster emotional support. Venting together can strengthen your connection and improve your relationship dynamics. Explore effective ways to communicate and support each other through tough times.
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Use Stress-Reducing Conversations
- When you or your partner have had a stressful day, prioritize a stress-reducing conversation together.
- Listen empathetically without judgment or advice to help manage external stress and avoid taking frustrations out on each other.
Delay Relationship Issues
- Do not discuss relationship problems during stress-reducing conversations.
- Wait until you are both calm to address relationship issues to avoid skewed responses.
Show Love by Listening
- Show love by giving your partner time and space to vent at the end of a stressful day.
- Validate their feelings by listening and empathizing without trying to fix problems.