Building trust in your relationship is critical to having a strong healthy relationship.
When a couple goes through a difficult time like one partner having had an affair, the outcome can be disastrous. A situation like this effectively destroys the other partner's trust. Is healing possible for this rift in their relationship or will they be forever separated?
A couple can rebuild their relationship even after something as devastating as an affair, but it does take willingness on both sides. The person who strayed will need to acknowledge their actions and the pain it caused and the partner will need to forgive them. In order to move forward, the errant partner will need to prove that they can be trusted once more and their partner will need to make an active choice …show more content…
Both partners need to be honest with each other about the affair and admit to each other what happened and why. This can be the starting point for a more open and honest communication about their needs hopes and dreams. Some couples that survive an affair say that their relationship was deeper and richer as a result, even through the pain and hurt.
This is a worst-case scenario for breaking trust. There are other ways too, like lies and keeping secrets. Here are 6 ways you can build trust in your relationship:
First: Be a person of your word. If you say that you are going to do something, as much as you can keep to it. Endeavour to mean what you say. When your partner sees that you are reliable, this builds trust between you. In our grandfather's day, it was common that a man's word was his bond. It is still of value today.
Second: Be a person who loves the truth. Sometimes the truth can hurt, but lies hurt more and are harder to forgive. Worse still, lies erode trust. The truth can be forgiven and forgotten, with the integrity of each person and the relationship, still intact. Lies tear down relationships and make it harder to get to know someone and therefore to trust
When a couple goes through a difficult time like one partner having had an affair, the outcome can be disastrous. A situation like this effectively destroys the other partner's trust. Is healing possible for this rift in their relationship or will they be forever separated?
A couple can rebuild their relationship even after something as devastating as an affair, but it does take willingness on both sides. The person who strayed will need to acknowledge their actions and the pain it caused and the partner will need to forgive them. In order to move forward, the errant partner will need to prove that they can be trusted once more and their partner will need to make an active choice …show more content…
Both partners need to be honest with each other about the affair and admit to each other what happened and why. This can be the starting point for a more open and honest communication about their needs hopes and dreams. Some couples that survive an affair say that their relationship was deeper and richer as a result, even through the pain and hurt.
This is a worst-case scenario for breaking trust. There are other ways too, like lies and keeping secrets. Here are 6 ways you can build trust in your relationship:
First: Be a person of your word. If you say that you are going to do something, as much as you can keep to it. Endeavour to mean what you say. When your partner sees that you are reliable, this builds trust between you. In our grandfather's day, it was common that a man's word was his bond. It is still of value today.
Second: Be a person who loves the truth. Sometimes the truth can hurt, but lies hurt more and are harder to forgive. Worse still, lies erode trust. The truth can be forgiven and forgotten, with the integrity of each person and the relationship, still intact. Lies tear down relationships and make it harder to get to know someone and therefore to trust