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Why love fades and people in relationships grow apart is one of life’s great mysteries. There are habits that prevent us from maintaining the passion, attraction, admiration, and closeness we once felt at the beginning of the relationship. These habits are what destroy relationships.
From someone who has grappled with jealous partners in the past, I can tell you a major relationship destroyer is jealousy. It will quickly poison the well of your relationship and, almost always, it is indicative of internal work you need to do, in order to pinpoint the root of that jealousy and insecurity. Of course, none of us are perfect, hints of jealousy might surface from time to time. Why? Because humans are innately ruled by their egos and arguably nothing is more influenced by our ego than our romantic relationships; in the world of our ego emotional vulnerability is a scary thing. However, if jealousy is a trait that defines you and your relationships, get to the bottom of it before you enter another relationship.
In actual fact, no relationship is perfect. One of the hard core destroyer of a relationship is dishonestly. Be open with your partner. Not just when it’s easy, or when it feels natural, but also when it’s hard. Oftentimes, it’s dishonesty that erodes at the trust within a relationship, and that can be hard to recover from. Beyond lying itself, we have to also consider the avoidance of certain, harder topics. Those conversations which help you and your partner determine if you’re on the same page (whether or not you want children, what you want for your future, where you want to live etc.) should not be avoided or neglected. Don’t turn a blind eye to an obvious or potentially major incompatibility that isn’t likely to shift, in favour of temporary, blissful ignorance. Have those hard conversations, and ensure you’re both on the same page throughout the course of your relationship. Once again, transparency isn’t always the easiest path to take, but it’s often the right path.