{"id":15298,"date":"2023-04-12T02:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/?p=15298"},"modified":"2023-04-12T02:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:00:50","slug":"maintain-balance-in-a-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/maintain-balance-in-a-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Maintain Balance in a Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my early marriage when things were terribly out of balance, I was seething with resentment about my husband not doing enough chores and not making enough money, which left me with the heavy burden of having to make up for him in both areas.<\/p>\n

I had to control the finances since we were always so close to the edge and I knew he wouldn\u2019t be able to handle it.<\/p>\n

It was very stressful and lonely to feel so out of balance, but I didn\u2019t see any way out.<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019ve been there too.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, I learned a practice that completely changed all that.<\/p>\n

\"Feeling<\/p>\n

Today my relationship feels much more balanced. Far from doing everything around here, I feel well taken care of and even spoiled! It may even be out of balance the other way, with him doing practically everything and me just coasting along.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m married to the same guy, so go figure.<\/p>\n

One big change I made was learning to be a gracious receiver, even when I felt afraid I wouldn\u2019t get what I wanted if I acted happy with what was being offered.<\/p>\n

I was wrong about that.<\/p>\n

A comparative religion student once told me that every object has yin and yang, or female and male aspects, to it.<\/p>\n

With a coffee cup, the yang, or masculine, is the ceramic part, the structure of the cup. The yin, the feminine, is the part that can receive coffee. Without the part that can receive coffee, the yang has no purpose.<\/p>\n

I love that metaphor, which I see at work in my marriage everyday.<\/p>\n

If I don\u2019t receive, I interfere with my husband\u2019s purpose. When I do receive from him, we both feel happier and our relationship has balance.<\/p>

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Here are five ways that you can experiment with being a better receiver so that you can also feel more taken care of and bring your relationship into balance.<\/p>\n

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