Relationships are a staple in life. We have some sort of connection with everyone. Whether it be our family, friends, coworkers, or significant others, we need to know what we can do to keep our relationship healthy. For each relationship, the answer is going to be a little different. Below we will look at what we can implement into our relationships to ensure they will not only last long but be healthy, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A few weeks ago I talked about the importance of staying connected<\/a> with your friends. It seems like it has become natural to drift apart from your best friend at some point. Why? Well, you graduate, get jobs, move apart, get into a relationship, or become closer with other people. You don\u2019t have to stay best<\/em> friends, but make the effort to keep in touch with them. This helps maintain a healthy relationship because it shows that you care for each other and, may also allow you to get some things off your chest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This tip goes for all<\/em> relationships. Social media has become increasingly popular over the past few years. We have become self-reliant on them because they provide us with so many things just at the tip of our fingers. However, these pride and joys can also be a big distraction to everything around us. Instead of scrolling through social media and snapchatting other friends, why don\u2019t you be present and talk to the people right around you? Whether you\u2019re with your partner or a group of friends, be present! This is especially important with family. You will regret spending time on your phone instead of spending time with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if it is for the littlest thing, let them know. A little boost of confidence like that will go a long way. Doesn\u2019t it make you happy when someone shows or brags about how much they appreciate you? Give that feeling to all your friends. You don\u2019t have to do it all over social media and do it for your own attention but, you could send them a text at night saying you\u2019re proud of everything they accomplished today. Do you actually know what they all accomplished today? No, and they may not even know how much they did. Texts of affirmation are a good way of keeping relationships strong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m not perfect, but I try my best to do these things in my closest relationships. It does feel like it keeps the relationship healthy, especially remembering to stay off my phone while I\u2019m with them. I seem to be more aware of our surroundings and less distracted in our conversations. If you\u2019re interested in reading more about how you can keep your friendships healthy, click here<\/a>. This is an article I found written by Lisa Firestone, a clinical psychologist. Did this help you realize you do these things and never recognized them, or are you going to start doing some of these tips?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Relationships are a staple in life. We have some sort of connection with everyone. Whether it be our family, friends, coworkers, or significant others, we need to know what we can do to keep our relationship healthy. For each relationship, the answer is going to be a little different. Below we will look at what… Continue reading Ways to Keep A Healthy Relationship<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8364,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28508,241],"tags":[733,2865,278,1459341,1459337],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mental","category-relationships","tag-development","tag-friendship","tag-health","tag-howdoikeepfriends","tag-relationships","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/healthinahurry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Spend time together without technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tell them your proud<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n