Relationships are about trying and testing experience and that is something that is unlikely to change any time soon. If you find that you often struggle to retain your happy mood when you are in a relationship, you are not alone.

But it doesn’t have to be this way, and there are things that you can always focus on which are going to ensure that you can feel a lot happier while being in a relationship. In this post, we will take a look at some of the things to think about to make sure of that.

Focus On The Good

It can be so easy to become despondent about the state of your relationship because of one or two problems. But before seeking out that decree nisi, it’s worth thinking about what kind of state the relationship is really in. Is it really all that bad? Once you start to look at it, you might actually decide that there is plenty of good in your relationship, and that is something that is worth thinking about too. As well as the problems, you probably also have a lot to be grateful for, so make sure you take a moment to focus on that.

Spend Time Wisely

If you want to be happy, you need to spend time doing the kinds of things you enjoy doing. If your partner is getting in the way of that, consciously or not, you need to take a stand and ensure that you are able to spend time in the way that you would like. After all, if you fail to do that, you are basically just wasting your life for the sake of being in a relationship, and that’s no good at all. Spend your time together wisely, and you will both be much happier for it.

Don’t Forget Yourself

If you have a tendency to completely give yourself over to relationships, it might be an idea to try and focus on yourself a little more instead. The more that you do this, the more likely it is that you are going to enjoy the relationship too, so it ironically works to make everything better in some way or another. Try not to forget yourself – of all the relationships you will have in your life, the one with yourself is the one that will always be there until the very end.

Do Something For Them

Finally, if you feel that you are stuck in a rut and you want to just bring a little more joy back into the relationship, there are plenty of ways you can do that. In particular, try to do something for them which is unexpected and which they are going to love. You will find that this not only lifts their spirits, but your own as well, and that is going to mean that you are both going to be a lot happier and enjoy the relationship all the more too.