Meeting Emotional Needs

When two people get married they tend to be in their honeymoon period and wonder that life post marriage would always be a bunch of happy and beautiful moments. If that was true why are so many couples divorcing today? When it comes to marriage many of us take it for granted that it will work. What we fail to understand is that to make it work, our basic emotional needs must be satisfied.

A need is a craving. You may crave for something simple or something more valuable, that when satisfied gives you a lot of satisfaction and happiness. Likewise, an emotional need, we can say, is an exchange of good deeds between life partners.

Two persons involved in marriage have some important emotional needs. Some of the common but important emotional needs are love, affection, sexual satisfaction, communication, companionship, mutual trust and many more. In a marriage both partners should identify their emotional needs and try to satisfy each other’s needs. When there is no mutual interest in attending to the needs, one’s marriage starts to have problems.
Emotional needs can be met only by expressing your needs to the other.
 
Love – love can be expressed if it is within you. It can be expressed through nice words, kind actions, helpful deeds, surprise gifts, etc. No one needs to teach you how to express love. But if your love is not expressed or reciprocated, then your love dies and so does your relationship.

Affection – this emotion is also like love, does not need to be taught. The important thing is you should express your affection through friendly approach towards your partner. You can express your affection by loving words, hugs, etc.

Sexual satisfaction – this is one major aspect of marriage. Sex is a natural instinct in humans. If there is no sexual satisfaction, your partner can go elsewhere for satisfaction and the end result is most probably a divorce. There is a lot of help available for those having any problems or sexual inadequacies. 

Communication – you can express your needs by properly communicating to your partner. Open communication helps the couple to understand each other better. When you do not communicate, the other person fails to understand you. Communication is our mode of expression. So learn the art to keep your marriage healthy

Companionship – without companionship you will grow apart from each other. You two will choose separate lifestyles and different leisurely activities. You and your spouse have to be each other's best friends and favorite companions to safeguard your love and emotional needs

Mutual trust – Importance of mutual trust in a marriage cannot be emphasized enough. You have to build your marriage on mutual trust. You can never regain a relationship when it is lost due to mistrust.

To maintain a healthy marriage both the partners have to discuss their needs and take the efforts to meet them. If you need help or more information, there are plenty of online resources and books available on these subjects. Learn to express your emotional needs and take your marriage to the heights of joy.

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