knowing that your partner is committed to you encourages them to invest their whole life in that relationship. this way you provide a concrete reminder of your commitment to making your partner feel special and loved. conflict in a relationship is inevitable, and the way you deal with disagreements may make or break the relationship. keep your pride in check to show you are committed to a relationship. [read: 18 signs it’s time and ways to prepare your partner to …

at the less serious end of the spectrum, it can be things like always being a bit late when you arrange to meet up or taking longer than you would like to reply to texts. together, these instances can add up to become our perception of how trustworthy a person is – how secure we can feel in and around them, how much we can rely on them when it comes to the big stuff. when we’re feeling unsure of …

and don’t just take my word for it: i checked in with a couple of qualified professionals to learn more about how fighting can help marriages and what couples should fight about before they tie the knot. will you give your families a key to your home and an open invitation to drop in? and even if you are the same religion, how do you want to practice this religion as a couple/family, if at all?” will your kid be …

when that’s the case, you’re no longer focusing on your relationship, which is one reason why overthinking in a relationship could drive you and your partner apart. not to mention, if you say “hi” instead of “hey” and it results in a breakup, they weren’t someone you needed to be with anyway. if that’s the case, “you might be overthinking your relationship because you have unclear communication,” megan stubbs, ed.d., a relationship expert, tells bustle. “grounding helps you stay in …

promise-making is a way of generating moral obligations – if i promise to pick you up at the airport, then i have taken on a moral obligation to do so. thus, promising to do something the doing of which one cannot control does not result in a new moral obligation. and although the clarity of wedding vows is not universal, many couples carefully construct the wording of their vows, spending a long time talking through what they are and are …