There are many factors that contribute to an awesome relationship - communication, common interests, intimacy, and the like. One that is often overlooked, however, is acceptance. Many relationships form with one side thinking that they can change the other, but trying to change a person from who they really are will only lead to resentment and ultimately failure. Keep reading to learn about the importance of acceptance in a partnership.

What can you do when you and your partner disagree? What can your partner do to bridge such discord? What works to get your relationship back on track?

IS AGREEMENT ESSENTIAL?:
For the two of you to create and maintain a solid relationship, the truth is that it is NOT essential for you both to agree ... all the time ... on everything. Those areas of disagreement can be harnessed to utilize the BEST of each of your skills -- perhaps, your chef-skills are exquisite; perhaps, your partner is quite proficient at clean up. Together, you have the perfect formula for mealtime harmony!

STRATEGIES FOR ACCORD:
When you and your partner disagree, it is important to have strategies in place to allow you -- together -- to handle the discord in such a way that your relationship can grow stronger as a result! Yes, that's right. You and your partner can disagree ... and the relationship can grow stronger as a result of HOW the two of you accomplish that disagreement.

How can that be? you might be asking.

KEY TO HARMONY:
The answer is Acceptance. Acceptance is key to creating harmony for -- and between -- the two of you. Acceptance means releasing the idea that there is a "right way" and a "wrong way". Acceptance refers to looking at differences from the viewpoint that there can be TWO right ways!

TWO RIGHT WAYS:
Seeing that there can be two right ways means that the two of you now have more to work with. You each have two options -- your original solution and your partner's original solution. When it comes to problem-solving, the more options that are available, often, the quicker and more effective are the solutions that ensue.

THE WISDOM OF ACCEPTANCE:
Acceptance allows you and your partner to act on wisdom. It is the wisdom mentioned in this paraphrase of the Serenity Prayer: "Grant me the Serenity to Accept what I cannot change ... the Courage to change what I can ... and the Wisdom to know the difference".

I urge you and your partner to use acceptance frequently to empower and strengthen your relationship.

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