1. Beg, steal, borrow, buy, download a copy of “the Four Hour Body” by Timothy Ferris - Go to page 237 The Fifteen Minute Orgasm. Now, here comes the rub so to speak... if you can't be bothered trying it, don't continue with this list. Declare to your partner that you're really just in your relationship for the take away. Cost so far, $0 unless you need to buy the book, but you can pool that cost with friends.
2. Sit down face to face with your partner about one meter appart. USe chairs or sit on a cushion - you'll be here for 10 minutes. Make your back straight, your breathing through your nose, your mind calm, no music, no tv, no interuptions and most important no touchy. (you can also do this lying on your side facing each other but it's hard to stay in that position for 10 minutes without fidgeting. Now just look into each others eyes. If you start giggling start over for another 10 minutes. In your partner's eyes is the reflection of your commitment to this relationship. If it's deep you'll stay focussed, shallow you'll break. By setting a ten minute timer, you'll automatically extend your relationship to better places. If you can't look them in the eye, or they you, let it be said, "don't bother continuing."
3. Create a nickname for your partner that makes them smile, "mi amour" or "princess" or "gorgeous" don't make it demeaning, but think, what would they love to believe about themselves that they currently don't. For example "hi handsome" might make some guys challenge their ideas about themselves. Or Hi "pussy cat" might make a deadly serious woman feel nicer about her soft side. Don't be afraid to experiment, but most important, it must make you smile with goodness when you say it. Don't worry about their reaction, the key is for you to be sent into a good space when you say it....
4. Practice Intimacy... do this simply by choosing a topic, say "world peace" or "the Government of the day" and have a debate. Choose sides by drawing straws or flipping a coin, then argue your side, for or against. Now the idea here is to be willing to 1. be heard 2. listen 3. be challenged on what you say 4. challenge your partner on what they say .... and the key, to do this with respect for their opinions... it's a great exercise in exploring middle ground. The whole idea is that you should, if it's a healthy debate, come to the conclusion that there is no winner, and you need to get used to the idea that there are always two equal sides to a debate... and you can. if you choose, play either. (get past your ego)
5. Bring nature into your home. A flower, a leaf, a fruit, a branch, a shell, a rock... gift your partner something from nature every day and, most importantly, give it with a thought about how this object from nature reminds you of their beauty or something special about them. It's too easy to drop the consciousness of a relationship to "Fear" and Thinking .. and only talk about the shallow ideas of what you want, and feel. THat's not a relatonship of love, it's one of need and it will soon become unsatisfying, even if you do get your physical, financial and social (friendship) needs met - a relationship with a lover is meant to provide much, much more... and we really can't live happy or inspired in life without that much, much, much, much more that relationships provide.
6. Ask yourself this question, "Are you in this relationship because you couldn't even dream of finding something better, or because it's better than being alone. If your partner isn't the "best" of the rest, then you're in it for all the wrong reasons. In a global competition for the most fantastic person you know, at all levels of life, if your partner doesn't win by a country mile, you'd either be wise to rethink it, or admit that you are just avoiding being lonely, and stop wasting their life.
7. Get a life. When you met your partner you were probably looking after all the aspects of your life by diversity and some me time. You might have been dancing with friends, going running, taking holidays to crazy places. The more you give that up, in the interests of "being with your partner' the higher the probability you'll be in your relationship trying to suck life out of your partner, rather than bring it. And let's be clear, although partners might demand conformity to their rules, they'll soon get bored with someone who really hasn't got a life. Which is, believe it or not, the inevitable result of listening to your partner's advice. It takes courage but you can, in spite of their temper tantrums, say no, and be better off for it.
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