Love is a beautiful thing, is like oil to an engine; it lubricates relationship. It is like salt to food, it adds taste to a relationship, it is like paint on a building, it adds beauty to a relationship, it is like cold water to a thirsty soul.
But you are likely to experience heartbreak at some time in your life unless you are willing to isolate yourself completely and never form a bond with any other human being.
This is because no one can live a happy and fulfilling life in isolation. Being in a relationship is a very good thing as there are so many things to gain from it. Heartbreak or separation is one of the prices of a fruitless relationship.
In order to avoid trauma attached to heartbreak, there are steps you can take to stop having your heart broken too many times and to make those heartbreaks that you do experience less painful.
Here are 8 tips on how to avoid heartbreak in a relationship:
1. Love is never enough
Understanding, compatibility, wisdom, patience and tolerance are equally important.
2. Not all relationships must lead to marriage
Some relationships are for a reason, others are for a season. Only a few are for a lifetime. If doesn’t work out, don’t kill yourself. Discover the purpose and move on.
3. Don’t rush into things
Take things steady, even when you think you have met the One. If you go from first kiss, to moving in with him, within a few days, you are likely to be very disappointed. The idea of whirlwind romances sounds wonderful, but they rarely go the distance. If he really is the One, then he’s not going to mind you taking things slowly at first.
4. Don’t lose sight of your own goals
Love is great; it’s a wonderful feeling, but it shouldn’t be the only thing in your life. Keep your hobbies, interests and follow your own dreams, because you are more than just the other half of a relationship. Your life is your own and, so long as you never lose sight of that, you will always have something else to concentrate on, if love doesn’t quite work out the way you had hoped it would.
5. Listen to what other people are saying
You can date whoever you want, but it is still wise to listen to what other people say about your man. If your friends and family don’t seem to like your guy, there could be very good reasons for that. Sometimes, people who are not in the relationship can see far more, than the person who is in love.
6. Don’t forget your friends
It’s healthy to have friends outside of a relationship anyway, so stay in touch with them and go out with them sometimes. Don’t make one man your entire world, however much you love him.
7. Don’t base your relationship sex
The bitter truth is that you can’t use sex to tie him down and don’t be deceived having sex before marriage is not a symbol of love but lust. So don’t open your legs but your brain and eyes in a relationship.
8. Invest more on yourself
Don’t get carried away with that relationship that you get to take care of yourself. Remember no one wish to settle down with a liability. Invest more in your career and become an irresistible person to him/her.
