6 Golden Rules That Every Married Couple Should Follow For A Healthy Life-long Marriage

Thousands of people agree.

Sophia

• Published in Interesting
• January 5, 2022

Let's settle it once and for all, relationships are never easy work and there is never an easy way out. No matter what kind of relationship status you are in right now, it's always a given thing to say that relationships will always require work, dedication, and a heap of understanding.

A healthy and long relationship is all about maintaining a certain equilibrium between you and your significant other. When things get a little rocky; it could be necessary to remember the reasons why you ended up there in the first place—especially because of love, among other things.

They often seem hard and difficult to maintain, so it is up to us to put the work into keeping the relationship with our significant other going and healthily functioning. Relationships can never thrive passively unless both parties are willing to work on it on a daily basis, and that means both sides should always be willing to give way to their partner's feelings.

That being said, Ryan Stephens, a business strategist and writer, took it to Twitter to share a set of six golden rules that he thinks are the most important things every couple should know in managing their relationship and marriage. He emphasizes that couples should work as teammates, rather than soulmates because there is a difference between the two.

Relationships are never easy, but it is not exactly impossible to work on your differences in order to make it healthy.

Even if you fall under the "opposites attract" trope, there is still hope.

Stephens figured out these six rules when he and his wife shared that keeping in mind that they are part of the same team in their marriage was their key to having a successful one. Them being "soulmates" has nothing to do with this.

This led him to share on the Twitter world the six rules that he and his wife try to follow in order for their marriage to be a happy and long-lasting one.

In the thread, he further elaborates each rule respectively on their single tweets. They are mainly focused on essential factors such as interpersonal communication, respect, and utmost support for each other.

1. No one should ever hear anything bad about your spouse from you.

While it might be one thing to joke around your partner's quirks to your friends, it's never good to badmouth your spouse to them, no matter how annoying some of the things they do may be. It's never cool to degrade your spouse and use them as a laughingstock.

Better use your time understanding why they are the way they are, and appreciate them for trying. If this behavior gets out of hand, this can lead to passive aggressiveness or an unhealthy competition.

2. Over communicate because you cannot read each other's minds.

3. Try new things together.

4. Celebrate each other's wins and encourage one another.

5. Appreciate each other's contributions and never keep score.

6. Trust and respect each other, whether you may be alone or in front of people.

It's about working together, above all.

The post went viral, and the people of Twitter dived in and made their own contributions regarding the topic.

Be careful with labels.

Be each other's top cheerleaders!

Don't rely everything on that soulmate talk because at the end of the day, you both need to work on it.

It's perfectly normal to love someone but not like them at all times.

The case is different when you are in an abusive relationship, though. Seek help.

Don't stop trying to be better, not only for each other, but also for yourself.

Never, ever underestimate the power of love.

Always find ways to keep the fire burning.

Be each other's peace!

Works for any relationship.

It all boils down to being nice and considerate with each other.

If you love them, it's already worth everything.

Go through the changes together.

Relationships, before, during, or after marriage will always be messy, but you should be able to look past the challenges if you love your partner still. While it may be easy to get riled up because of the stresses of life, it is also important to consider keeping your relationship a safe place for both you and your significant other.

What do you think? Comment down your thoughts or share this with all the couples—married or not—that you know!

Sophia