So what might some of these first fight in relationship things be? How can we get our dear ones to love us and understand us better and grow closer to us? Here are a few tips to begin with.
Most of us have a nasty habit of blaming, cribbing and complaining when things go wrong. More often than not we don’t even notice how we contributed to the situation but are quick to find fault and criticize the other. Take a simple example; you didn’t like your friend negatively commenting on the clothes you’re wearing. How do you react? Do you snap saying something to the effect “look at your clothes before commenting on mine” or “you never like what I wear, all you do is criticize, you are insensitive and proud”? Chances are that if you’ve reacted in this manner your friend would get defensive and a long argument would follow. There would be lots of blaming and fault finding ending in anger and hard feelings. Does this mean you keep quiet and ignore your friends comment? NO. You must express your feelings at all times but you can change your style of expression. Try using what is called the ‘I’ language. Try saying “I guess my clothes don’t look that great but I feel good in them. Also I would really like it if you could avoid criticizing my dress sense since it really hurts me when you do so. I know, you probably do it for my good but it would make me very happy if we didn’t discuss this.” Notice, at no point in the above statements do you blame your friend. You don’t get back at your friend and at the same time clearly state that you don’t like the negative comments.
There are a few “do’s” also to make relationships stronger. Do compliment, appreciate and praise your dear ones as much as you can. It is inherent to all humans that we seek recognition. You love it when someone compliments you… don’t you? All of us feel the same. The more compliments you dish out, the more affection flows back. However, there is a catch here. If your compliments are not genuine you’ll get caught sooner or later. Then people will begin to think of you as the cunning fox who says good things to try and get her way. They would not trust you or your words. You will make more enemies than friends, so make sure you find the strengths of the other person and highlight that only rather than just say nice things to sound nice.