By Vijay Rana — 2012
The only cure for dissatisfaction, whether with your lover or the world, is tenderly feeling what is, as it is. —David Deida
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How relationships are sabotaged by hidden expectations.
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Intimacy. People often confuse it with sex. But people can be sexual without being intimate. One night stands, friends with benefits, or sex without love are examples of purely physical acts with no intimacy involved.
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Couples’ fights in lockdown are often about the unremitting intensity of togetherness. The sooner you de-escalate a fight, the sooner you can begin working on real solutions.
How couples fight is just as important as how they love, and it's one of the most predictive factors for a successful relationship. All couples have conflict and will cause each other distress from time to time.
We think most couples wait too long to get help, so we want to bring the simple practices of a conscious partnership into the mainstream so people know how to be in a marriage before they enter one.
If we want more depth and intimacy and joy in our relationships, we're going to have to develop more emotional connection with our partners, our friends, our family, our co-workers. It's that simple and that challenging.
In my book, The Ecstasy of Surrender, I discuss how to manifest your full sexual power, even if you are out of touch with it now.
Amma’s advice for couples.
Relationship success requires us to follow this counter-intuitive rule.
Explore this mindfulness practice from Tara Brach for keeping the lines of communication open and maintaining a deep, loving connection.