Have sex with him very soon
Sex too early in a relationship can kill anything you have between you. Yes, a guy will ask for sex, but that doesn’t mean you have to say yes.
You have a boundary that says you won’t have sex with a man until he proves himself worthy. Of course, if your beliefs tell you not to have sex until you’re married, let him know. If he respects you and likes you enough at this stage, he will respect your boundaries.
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When you have sex too early, it’s a sign of low confidence. It’s your way of saying you don’t think you can keep him if you don’t have sex. That sex is all you have to offer.
This is not true. You are a wonderful woman, whether you see it or not. A good man will respect your boundaries and not try to break them.
We slept together. And now what?
How long does this first of the stages of a relationship last?
Most people think this first stage lasts about six months, some estimate it could last up to two years, but I don’t think that’s true. It really depends on the two of you. No one can predict how long a couple will experience one stage or another.
Your relationship is different from any other because you are at different stages in your life than other couples. Another factor is how your relationship started, your personality traits and how long it took you to fall in love.
I have neighbors who started dating during COVID. The man lives next to me and his girlfriend lives across from me. To add to the situation, his ex-wife lives about five doors down from his girlfriend. Everyone is doing well, thankfully, so it all works out.
When the man and his wife were married, they lived in the same school district as his current girlfriend. They knew each other. Their children went to school together, so when they ended up being neighbors, they weren’t strangers. I would estimate it was about a year after she moved in and they officially started dating.
I honestly don’t know how long they stayed at this stage. They were very quiet about their relationship for quite some time, for obvious reasons. We have a tight-knit neighborhood with quite a lot of traffic. My point is that for them, this stage may have lasted a shorter period of time because they already knew each other. Some of the secrets were already out.
If you are in this stage of a relationship, enjoy it. This is the fun stage when you are learning about each other. Do fun things together. Enjoy meeting you. Don’t put the commitment pressure on yourself just yet. It is too early.
How to restore this phase later
Remember above, I said you will go through these stages of a relationship. How can you reset this phase?
Keep showing each other your love
Never stop complimenting or appreciating each other. Keep surprising him with his favorite coffee every now and then. Put a note in the laptop bag to remind him of something special you’ve planned.
Keep making deposits into the emotional bank every day. Just because you might move out of this phase doesn’t mean you stop being nice to each other. In fact, as the challenges of the other phases begin, it will be even more important to do these things.
Keep a regular date night routine
Date nights are vital to happy relationships. I am convinced of this. They give you a chance to reconnect after a busy week of other things.
They also give you a chance to discuss your relationship and your shared vision of where it’s going. How do you see your relationship evolving? What kind of things do you want to do together? How do you see this playing out in the future?
Dating also gives you time to just be a couple. If you both have outside responsibilities, like children, it helps you reconnect as a couple without those outside distractions.
I recommend a no-technology rule for date nights, unless you have a job that requires you to be on call or have kids with babysitters. But you’re not sitting there reading emails, checking to see who liked your latest Facebook post or how many new followers you got on Instagram. Save it for later. This is your time to be together.
Spend time apart
I mentioned it before. It is important for both of you to have time apart as well as time together. If you stick to each other all the time, it will get old quickly and one or both of you will feel suffocated.
This time apart allows you to maintain friendships, hobbies, and other activities you did before you met him. It also allows you to be apart so you miss each other, which helps you remember why you’re together in the first place.
Practice partner-based gratitude
There are reasons you love having him in your life. Share them with him. This doesn’t have to be a daily practice, but you should try a few times a week. You can do it in different ways. You could write him a love letter and mail it to him, or you could write it with lipstick or dry marker on the bathroom mirror. I suggested earlier that he stick a note in his computer bag or in his lunch.
All of these pieces of appreciation are important and help maintain the bond between you.
Be an active listener
Many people think that communication is about how you talk to each other, but one person cannot be heard if the other person is not listening.
Listening is perhaps more important than talking because then your partner feels valued and heard. Many relationship problems arise when someone feels unheard. He’s been trying to tell you for weeks that he needs more time to himself, but you keep planning things to do together, ignoring his request.
Listening involves sitting quietly while your partner speaks. Don’t worry about what your answer will be. Ask questions where appropriate. Nod your head to show you’re paying attention. Keep your eyes on him, though not to the point of being creepy.
Only after the speech is over do you think about what to say. Don’t try to make it something to top off his story. Maybe all you’re saying is, “Wow, Greg! That’s amazing’ or ‘Gee Joe, I’m so sorry about your dog.’ It shows that you were paying attention and that what he said mattered.
Don’t let your sex life fall
The kids are young and you have a puppy. You just got promoted and he just started his own business. You are both so exhausted at the end of the day that you just want to fall into bed and sleep.
Instead, I encourage you to rekindle the fire. Buy some new sexy underwear or his favorite perfume. Find some games for couples and have some fun. I know your life is tiring, but sex is a powerful thing in a relationship. When it slows down, it’s a red flag.
Touch alone is a very powerful tool in a love relationship. Lying in bed together and caressing each other is a very deep and nurturing activity.
Do things together
There are many ways to do things together. You can do something as basic as preparing a meal together or you can do something more dangerous like rock climbing, bungee jumping and so on. You can also plan vacations together or even go shopping. Some couples find a hobby to share or can combine their individual hobbies into one they can do together.
These activities are outside of your normal date nights. They can be planned or improvised. The point is to I am doing something together.
COMMUNICATE
The most effective way to deepen your relationship is communication. Ask your partner what they would like from your relationship at this point. Does he want to experience something with you or without you? Are there things you’ve always wanted to do? Is there something you feel is missing from your relationship?
The failure of a relationship can often be due to poor communication skills for both partners. You don’t really know how to ask for what you want or need, either because you’re afraid of being vulnerable or because you’re afraid of being told no.
If you care about each other, you’ll work hard to make sure you’re both happy and that your needs are met.
