Maybe You’re The Cause Of Your Stagnant Relationship

And what you can do about it.

Here is the hard truth:

You may be the cause of your complacent relationship.

Yes, you’ve lost of the passion.

But did you ever consider you may be the reason you’ve grown bored with your partner?

Of course, we don’t really like to admit this since it’s so much easier blaming everything on our partner.

But in order to have a passionate relationship, you need to take ownership of your actions and decide what you want from the relationship.

But how do you restore a stagnant relationship when you’ve lost hope?

It’s quite simple, really. It’s time to love harder!

Go back to the early days, maybe when you first started dating, or for married couples, to the honeymoon phase.

Then look within yourself and analyze all the ways you’ve changed in the relationship.

Have you stopped doing things that your partner liked or appreciated?

For example, if you used to get extra dressed up or ready for date night, but now skirt the effort and half-ass your appearance, you may send a subtle signal that your interest is fading or don’t care enough about your partner.

Another example is if you used to do fun, or even slightly spontaneous, things together. But now the relationship feels like a routine or chore you don’t want to do.

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Maybe your actions or inaction have led your partner to believe they are no longer special to you, and thus no longer deserving of the effort required for a passionate relationship.

It might seem like hard work and an uphill battle to make things better. But it doesn’t have to be.

You just need to find the magic that you once had with your partner. Embrace those special moments you once shared and reinvent them.

Think about all the little things that turned your partner on or that they loved doing with you. And…