ANOTHER MAJOR KILLER OF RELATIONSHIPS!

Our friend, Nette Heart of Ilagan, Isabela sent us this very important reminder on another major killer of relationships which is often overlooked:

“When we grow, we cut the nails. So when misunderstandings arise, cut the PRIDE, NOT THE RELATIONSHIP.”

Simple but very wisely said.

Misunderstandings stay because the guilty partner refuses to admit his or her mistake or shortcomings, simply because of FOOLISH PRIDE.

When this happens, the other partner’s love starts to fade. Cracks develop in the relationship and eventually, it’s either a cool-off or a break-up.

All their dreams and ambitions dimming like the sunset. All the minutes and hours, all the days and nights spent together wasted. All the love and concern melting like ice in an empty glass.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There is NOTHING WRONG in accepting your mistake.

You WON’T DIE. You won’t GO INSANE, GET SICK, wounded or injured. You won’t lose your job, your money, your home or car or personal possessions.

And it WON’T MAKE YOU A LESSER PERSON.

Refusing to admit your mistake and saying sorry for it won’t bring any good to you and the relationship.

You won’t prolong the affair. YOU’LL KILL IT.

On the contrary, admitting your mistake would prove that you’re worth of your partner’s love.

It will show that you’re honest, educated, transparent and in your own little way God-fearing. And most of all, your partner will prove for himself or herself that you really love him or her.

Your partner will realize that you don’t want to hurt him or her and keeping the peace and harmony in your relationship is more important to you than your ego.

Keep your pride high only if you have to, like if your partner is already insulting you and your family or you’re being humiliated, especially in front of others.

But if you have to lower it by admitting you’re wrong, do so without hesitation.

You’ll be the BIGGER LOSER. Not your partner or anyone else. And there will be no one else to blame but YOU. 30