Relationships go through challenges despite couples professing their deep love for each other, and when misunderstandings aren't easily patched up, couples can grow apart and become miserable.
Should ending failing relationships be the best course? For some couples, trying to save a relationship could turn things around. They say second chances can be lovelier - here's what you can do to save a failing relationship.
1. Figure out your problem before doing something drastic. Think of bolting and leaving your partner behind? Reconsider everything first. You might find a new love and she could be better than your current girl. However, you might eventually lose the spark too, according to Men's Health.
2. Talk it over and decide if you want to save the relationship. When you do make the decision to work it out, understand that it will require your physical, mental and emotional commitment. If one partner isn't willing to do this, then the relationship might not be worth saving.
Also read: Breakups: Top Signs Your Relationship Has No More Future And Why It Needs To End.
3. Work on yourself. You want to figure out the problem so you pour energy into analyzing your partner's actions and behavior with the constant questions, which can be taken as an attack or control, according to Psych Central. The problems in your relationship don't lie on your partner alone when you've got issues to figure out with yourself.
4. Agree on becoming a team. Arguments will crop up when two people have so many issues to settle together. However, that's the idea - you need to figure things out as a team. Find a common ground and concrete solutions to your problems. Make suggestions, don't insist on "fixes." Make compromises, but first come up with a priority list or non-negotiables and boundaries so that there are no expectations, per Body and Soul.
5. Acknowledge that you might need help from an expert. When conflicts never end despite your efforts, or when resentments still fester despite your talks and compromise, getting outside help might save the relationship. However, set realistic expectations when you do decide to go into couple's therapy as this will take time and there will be setbacks, according to Pop Sugar.
Also read: Happiness In Relationships: The Ways Happy Couples Remain Blissful Together, According To Science.
