Chapter 9: Start Dealing with Jealousy together

Being able to communicate properly with your partner is entirely an undervalued chapter. If you cannot communicate properly, it will result in misunderstandings, incomprehension, jealousy and a lot of boring quarrels.
I would not exaggerate if I said that proper communication is more than 50% of a relationship.
Poor communication can quickly lead to no communication, because you both give up eventually.
It’s a lie if I said it doesn’t require exercise for both parts in a relationship to communicate properly. Sometimes it requires an enormous amount of bickering; failed attempts and a lot of energy before it really succeeds. But you can easily learn it, and if you love your partner, you’ll probably learn it.

 

It’s not always easy to understand your own language

Though you speak the same language, it can be incredibly difficult to lead a normal conversation.
You can be so incredibly tired of your partner, about the way he/she is talking to you when you discuss. You may not get a chance to think rationally, before you just let the anger pass on to your partner. The only thing you’ll get out of it is a counter reaction, maybe even worse.                                                                                                              All this can be avoided if you practice your communication skills properly.
But as they say, Rome wasn’t built in one day, or two, three or four days.
It’s the same thing about being able to communicate properly. If you become better at communicating with your partner, you also automatically become better in other aspects of your life, and it’s certainly worth fighting for.

 

Be completely honest

In order to be able to talk properly together, it’s no good that you put parts of truth under wraps. Let it be an honest discussion from start to finish and prefer to show your emotions rather than being angry when you discuss.
You get more understanding and good conscience by being honest and it’s far more constructive to your relationship.

Once it’s firmly established, focus on lowering your voice when talking with each other, not because you shouldn’t be yourself and show your feelings in your own way. But it’s far more constructive to talk quietly; it’s rare you get something out of shouting and screaming, unless we are talking about a good reason, in a case with healthy jealousy.
It’s so god damn important that you speak quietly, because if one of you begins to shout, it has a domino effect and it will only end when both of you have worn out your vocal cords.

Together with the 100% honest talks also belongs the skill to admit your own mistakes and being able to swallow your pride once in a while.
If you aren’t able to be honest, it can end up with you not being honest to yourself either.

 

Take a walk

My best advice to you right now is as simple as it can be: take a walk!
Promise me now, it’s the most simple and constructive thing you can do for yourself and your relationship.
If a discussion is boiling over, choose to walk for 5 minutes to half an hour, depending on how much time or distance you need.
Personally 5 minutes is fine for me, then I’m calmed down and can think rationally. If you don’t feel the same way, I only know for sure that it has no negative effect on your communication.
So do it from now on, you will be surprised how much it can prevent you from ripping your heads off each other.

If you feel the jealousy from the inside, it can also be a good way to relax and just get in touch with your rational thinking again. Here it’s super important that you also just tell your partner that you’ll walk for 5 minutes, then he/she won’t be left behind with a tense feeling. It will only result in your partner not to have had a 5-minute breathing pause, but instead 5 minutes further frustrations.

Promise yourself to do that. It works every time!

 

Chapter 10: Your Mood and Personal Tools against Jealousy