Relationships all have ups and downs. There are things we love and things we tend to, well… not love. And wanting things to change is a normal feeling many men and women have in the midst of their relationships. And some people even try to make change happen – usually for the better.
But too often they give up prematurely because they don’t see the changes they expect right away. But the truth is change takes time – especially if it’s big change.
Even if you think something can’t change or is too far gone, there’s still hope. But only if both people are willing to 1) work at it and 2) wait for it.
At PsychologyToday, Rob Pascale and Lou Primavera write:
It requires a lot of work to establish better patterns in your relationship, yet it isn’t just the work. It’s also important to understand how change actually occurs. Here we are referring to being aware of what’s realistic and possible. When people try to change, they usually keep track of their success by monitoring the behavior or emotion they want to change.
