There are many little things you can do that help keep your relationship in harmony. We’ve explored this because we feel so strongly that this experience is available to most of you. What are they?

It’s easy to let a connection with your partner slip because of the demands of everyday life. Make sure that you take time with each other – a sacred space – to maintain your union.

Don’t lose your identity in a relationship by trying to please your partner; it’s not sustainable. When you can both be yourself and accept each other fully, it offers both freedom and intimacy.

There is a really tricky area that partners must learn to navigate together. While feeling the fusion of your two selves, it can be easy to forget the other critical component, that the two selves have separate individualities.

Full acceptance transforms a relationship. When you know that you are not going to be attacked or criticized, an amazing feeling of true peace and calm settles within you.

The better you know yourself, the more you can show your authentic self in the process of making decisions and solving problems. When this is the case, you can reach solutions that work for both of you.

There are many factors that contribute to the practice of total acceptance. One important area is the art of flexibility, of not locking yourself into a fixed position.

You have to believe harmonious relationships are possible – we have one! - AND you have to actively intend to have one. There are just a few things to avoid and a few practices to do, and bingo, it works.

Touch is an essential part of a relationship. It is one of the most critical factors in keeping that necessary sense of intimacy and connection. Be lavish in this area. It can turn around many problems without even a word being said.

We recently had the honor of writing a guest article for together.guide, an interesting site aimed at supporting relationships. Our guest article is titled “Our Conflict-free Relationship” and in it we wrote about how different our view is on estrangement within relationships. This week’s audio is the full article from together.guide.