Ever been in a relationship where your partner or significant other struggles to pay you compliments just to express how he/she feels? It doesn’t feel good.
So many things constitute a healthy relationship and compliments are just one way you can use to spice up your relationship. It is like an icing on the cake. Expressing how you feel to your significant other should be a very easy and constant activity, and that applies to giving compliments too. Don’t be shy, have no fear of judgment or of anything. So far as it comes from within (your heart), say it as it is.
Your partner wants to hear how cool she looks in that new dress, how clean his hair cut is, how proud you are to have him or her in your life, what makes him or her unique from the rest, etc. Yes, ladies love compliments, but, guys appreciate compliments as well especially from their woman. Learn to understand your partner, know what he or she likes, celebrate him or her at any given opportunity, and always leave a smile on their face. Like I mentioned earlier, make sure the compliments are genuine. Don’t go and just voice out lines that you learnt from a movie or a song. Give heartfelt compliments, your partner will appreciate it more.
On the other hand, there is nothing as annoying as having a partner who can’t or doesn’t know how to express their self, or tell you how they feel about your outfit, appearance, hairstyle, career, education, or anything at all that concerns you. Also, nothing has the power to brighten your day quite like a well-placed, sincere compliment from someone you care about, especially if that someone is your significant other. This is because we all like to hear something good about us. So, having a partner who never or rarely compliments you will weigh you down a whole lot. It might even tamper with your self-esteem. You can begin to feel “not important” because the very person you felt will say nice things about you is just mute and cold like nothing excites him/her about you.
However, if your partner knows what to say to you and when to say it, knows the right kind of feedback to give to you, knows how to praise you especially when you need it the most, it is actually something to be happy about because it is a great sign that he or she understands you very well and appreciates your originality.
