Trust is a must.  Be sure to address all aspects of your relationship – communication is a must.  Also free time, finances, sex, the children and other family members, personal habits, and so on.

See list below (Your partner may also ask these of you):

  • Plan time to be alone with me.

  • Spend more time in foreplay – kissing and touching.

  • Tell me what upset you during the day.

  • Tell me what pleases you during the day.

  • Focus on what I’m saying, and don’t be distracted when we talk.

  • Tell me when you feel I’ve let you down.

  • Work on letting your anger go and getting back on track with me.

  • Take a massage class with me.

  • Show me affection outside the bedroom.

  • Buy new furniture for the bedroom (where you brought your lover).

  • Talk to me directly about your feelings.  Don’t clam up and withdraw or attack me.   
       Don’t use humor or sarcasm to make your point.

  • Ask me how I feel; don’t interpret my behavior or assume you know how I feel.

  • Hold me and show understanding when I’m upset; don’t give up on me.

  • Make weekend plans for us.

  • Work on being more understanding of my need to take on independent projects;
       don’t assume I’m trying to escape you.

  • Tell me when you feel insecure about us, rather than assume I’m deceiving you.

  • Provide me with an accurate itinerary when you travel.

  • Limit your overnight travel.

  • Tell me when you run into your lover.

  • Tell me if your lover contacts you.

  • Tell me if you’re planning to contact your lover.

  • Show me what pleases you sexually.

  • Tell me when you feel proud of me, and why.

  • Call me during the day.

  • Tell me how you feel – share your intimate thoughts with me.

  • Tell me when you like the way I look.

  • Tell me when you feel happy or more optimistic about our future together.

  • Come home from work in time to have dinner with the family.

 

For more information or help, please call:

MASTERPEACE Center for Counseling and Development

308 S. Maumee Street, Tecumseh, MI  49286 · 517-423-6889 · www.mpccd.com