5 Ways You Can Communicate Your Commitment to

Your Spouse or Long-Term Partner

Communication includes verbal and nonverbal expressions. While saying something with words
is important, showing it with corresponding actions lends it more credibility.

Hence, consider employing these five simple yet tangible ways to communicate your
commitment to your mate.

1. Show love and loyalty

Love involves telling your partner “I love you” and includes romantic gestures and sexual
expressions of desire. But you should also have a deep desire to demonstrate your commitment
to your partner’s welfare and fulfillment.

You spouse or partner should be the one that you want to spend your time with. Your desire for
their company should be evident.

You can show your love and loyalty by always talking positively about your marriage, by
keeping contact with your partner while you’re away, by using words like “we,” “my wife and
I,” or “my husband and I” when speaking, and by keeping pictures of your mate around at work.
Those simple actions tell the world that you are truly committed.

2. Express respect and appreciation

Only when you feel respect and appreciation for your partner can you genuinely express it. Kind
communication – praise and commendation – will help you convey your gratitude for your
mate. Being supportive of their feelings and encouraging them will help them feel like they can
always turn to you for advice and comfort.

Take time to truly listen to your mate. Don’t shy away from sharing your own emotions as well.
Be gentle, use gracious words, and really try to understand your partner on a deeper level.
Expressing your personal interest in them will show the depth of your commitment.

3. Convey honesty and trust

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Commitment in a relationship is impossible without trust. Hence, creating and conveying trust
calls for complete honesty. Only when you commit to being honest can your partner have an
accurate picture of who you truly are.

Be honest about your past and truthful about your vision of your future. Share your feelings,
share your thoughts, and share your very presence with your mate. Do everything in your power
to not let lies or half-truths destroy the trust and commitment between you.

4. Work as a team and compromise

Teamwork shows commitment since it often calls on your willingness to compromise. That
means you are as concerned for your mate’s needs as you are your own. You must stop being
single at heart and shift your thinking from “mine” to “ours,” from “me” to “we.”

Show that you value your partner and be willing to make concessions. You don't have to
compromise your individual moral values and standards negatively. Just be open to hearing your
mate’s views, wishes, and dreams and don’t impose yourself on them. Keep your individuality,
but work together.

5. Disagree agreeably

Showing commitment to your partner doesn’t mean you’ll never fight or disagree. You’re two
individuals. Conflict is bound to happen. It’s when you threaten to simply throw everything
down and leave that you undermine the commitment of your relationship.

Thus, when conflict arises, be sensible. Don’t yell or hurl accusations at your partner that you’ll
later regret. Instead, listen to your mate with curiosity and a desire to understand. If all else fails,
agree to respectfully disagree.

Remaining sensible and supportive is the best way to express commitment during hard times.
Ask yourself how hard it really would be to implement these suggestions and communicate your
commitment. If you truly love your mate, these five points should pretty much feel like logical
and natural steps. The choice is yours to take them.

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