How to get (and maintain) a positive relationship

Positive Relationships are where it is at! For those that don’t know a positive relationship is vastly different to a relationship because it means that your partner is dedicated to seeing you happy, healthy, and continually growing. Positive relationships are freeing, loving, respectful, they encourage you to become a better version of yourself. For those of you who are looking to get into a positive relationship or make changes to your current one for the benefit of both of you here are a few suggestions to get you started.

30 Ways to Get & Maintain a Positive Relationship
1. Sit in silence, look at each other
2. Hold hands
3. Ask your partner how they like to experience love (gifts, affection, affirmations, service, quality time).
4. Reminisce about your first date
5. Have a picnic
6. Spend time with your friends. Both of you, separately.
7. Enjoy a lazy morning with no particular agenda
8. Go on a date, even its in your backyard or in your deck (if you have kids). Dress up properly, making an effort is what makes a date special.
9. Workout together (gym/walk).
10. Tell each other what you've learned about each other & share about what you’d still like to know.
11. Enjoy a public display of affection. Whether you are the PDA kind of person or not, a PDA is always a way to show others how much you care about your significant other. The bolder the gesture the better they’ll feel.
12. Play in a park together like kids. Being an adult is best enjoyed when it has broken up with childlike fun.
13. Actively listen as your partner speaks. Sometimes this is the biggest turn on knowing you are listened to, don’t underestimate it because it’s simple.
14. Plan a special activity with your loved one. This means ‘go all out’…hire a car, take a big spontaneous trip, go the extra mile. This is great for special occasions but also simply the best way to date on any day because you show your loved one that you don’t need a day to remember how much they mean to you.
15. Discuss your dreams & goals together (and those you'd like to maintain as an individual).
16. Do something individual beside each other.
17. Cook together.
18. Discuss your couple's pain points and how to work as a team. You could even make it a fun competition or a way to spoil each other.
19. Buy your partner a small gift that reminds you of them.
20. Dance. It doesn’t have to be out, it could simply be in the kitchen but dance with each other.
21. Surprise your lover by organizing an activity they love to do. It’s even better if its not really your go-to, they’ll appreciate the consideration.
22. Write your partner a letter- the contents are up to you.
23. Have a catch up with your family and theirs- if not in person via Skype.
24. Discuss your sex life & ways to keep it fresh.
25. Do something spontaneous together.
26. Compliment your partner in public.
27. Let each other know how you like to handle problems.
28. Go on a trip together even if for a day- have some fun, explore and enjoy each other's company.
29. Read The Five Love Languages and share what you have learned about each other.
30. Have a do-over of your favorite date.