When you are in a relationship, it’s expected that your partner will put you on some type of proverbial pedestal.

For a successful relationship, you are both supposed to make each other a priority and make one another feel more important than the other people in your lives.

But what if this doesn’t happen? Can a relationship ever be successful if you feel more like an insignificant other?

Life gets busy.

We all have the daily demands of jobs, extracurricular activities, running a home, and just trying to get by. It can be easy to unintentionally put people on the back burner. When you make the commitment to someone to be part of a relationship, it takes special care to always remember to make time for them. Failure to do so can be the beginning of the end for your relationship.

So what does it take?

Even the smallest amount of effort such as a “good morning beautiful” text could make the biggest difference between someone feeling like they matter to you and feeling worthless. Not only do these three simple words take only 10 seconds out of your day, they acknowledge that you thought of your mate in the morning and offer a little complement to make your companion smile. What better way to start your day?

When your partner feels insignificant in your life, the foundation of your relationship will begin to crumble. If your other half doesn’t feel of importance to you then he or she will slowly begin pulling away. The sex starts to dwindle, and the love starts to fade. When someone feels like he or she doesn’t matter much to you, regardless of how much you mean to your companion, it will have a trickle-down effect, and feelings will fade.

So make the effort.

Send the text.

Say a compliment and make your partner feel important to you.

When feelings begin to fade, it is hard to return them to the vibrant love that you once shared. A little goes a long way when it comes to making your others feel they are significant.

Melissa Hughes
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By Melissa Hughes

For Weekender

Girl Talk began in 2012 as a telltale horror story of the city’s most epic dating disasters and has evolved into a column about love, life experiences and growing up. Melissa also has a weekly Girl Talk TV segment on PA Live and WBRE.