5 Tips and Expectations for Couples Looking to Take the Leap and Move in Together

You finally did it. You finally decided to move in together. And if you’re equal parts excited and nervous, you have every right to be.

Moving in together represents a huge commitment and is perhaps the biggest signal that you’re ready to take your relationship to the next level.

Because obviously you don’t move in together unless you’re serious, right?

Communication - The Key To a Successful Relationship

By Eniola Ake

Arguments, challenges and rough times could hit your relationship even without you preparing for it or having the mind to start it. This only opens our mind to the fact that there is no perfect relationship only successful relationships but what really makes a relationship successful?

Relationship success lies in the hands of the parties involved but there are certain steps to take and guidelines to consider. In successful relationships, partners learn the habit of communication.

When Should A Couple Talk About Their Relationship Issues?

When you ask some people in relationships, they will tell you that their partner is not affectionate and doesn’t listen to them. But the problem is that neither party wants to ask the other person to sit down and talk about their problems. Talking about relationship issues with their significant other never seems very important to most people, but they will be the first to talk to someone else about it.

When Knowing You're Loved Is Not Enough - Tobi Atte

It starts…without us even thinking much. We find ourselves acting like we are more hurt than we really are when they make a mistake, we get a bit more careless with our negative emotions and habits, and we silently dare our significant others to deal with it because they have no choice…we enter a fight knowing we are partly at fault but we put our significant others in a position where they are the ones saying “I’m sorry”. We don’t even realize when these thoughts pop in and how we make these decisions. All we know is how we feel and that we don’t feel loved.

Communication is not Mind Reading - Atala Writes

I believe that the secret to a great relationship is good communication. Usually, the way to do this is through simply talking. This works pretty well in the majority of cases. The trouble is, sometimes you – or your partner – might not be much of a talker, like Myne. Aren't you surprised?

Back to the subject. There might also be a difference in what you say to your partner and what you mean by what you say. Even more confusing is where you do say what you mean, but your partner interprets what you say completely differently.