5 relationship tips from 'perfect' couples

culled from:pulse.ng

Truth be told, there's no such thing as a 'perfect couple'. It's just two people who have chosen to ignore each other's shortcomings and believe in growing as a couple and as individuals.

Whenever you see them, they look so 'on point' and never seem to be mad at each other at all. But that doesn't mean they've never had bad days. Rather, they've simply learned how to handle their issues properly.

Here are five tips you can learn from such seemingly picture perfect couples according to Lifehacker:

1. Love yourself to love someone else: If you don't love who you are, you would never be able to enjoy your relationship like it's meant to be, because you would always consider yourself inferior to your partner. When you are satisfied with yourself, only then can you satisfy your partner.
2. Appreciate even the smallest of your partner's achievements: This would make them realize how important they are to you, and would also motivate them to do something significant in their lives.
3. Take collective responsibility of things that go wrong: Talking about how different things could have been is not going to change, and that is why you should stop playing the blame game. Bear in mind that, if you don't own up to the mistake, the mistake would own you.
4. Be quick in apologizing once you realise that you have done something wrong: Don't wait for your partner to confront you, because being honest about mistakes is only going to make them put more faith in you, which is the key for a strong relationship.
5. Lastly, you should always know that relationship is like riding a bicycle: It's only when you put in some efforts that you can ride smooth and go with the flow later. If you take it easy from the start, the chances of you falling and the relationship failing are higher. Don't hesitate from putting in efforts to make your relationship work—even if it means sacrificing, adjusting and trying to make things work.