Doing our best to achieve long-term relationship success is not an easy path. It requires us to clarify our intentions and what we want in the relationship. Have you ever considered why intention is important in a relationship?

By being clear with our intentions, we understand the reason we are in a particular relationship. We know the value it brings and how to ensure its success.

Why do we need to be intentional in relationships?

Whether our intention is personal, private, or not, it fills our cells and energy fields. It affects our gestures – how we walk and even how we talk. Also, by being intentional, it attracts and continuously attracts long-term relationship success.

Our intentions affect our conscious efforts. We want to do our best to ensure that our partners also want to be in the relationship. Rather than focusing too much on our personal needs and what will make us happy, we can also have an intention that our partner feels valued and appreciated.

Furthermore, setting clear intentions encourages transparency and accountability from individuals. We learn to communicate our own needs and wants and we understand that being accountable for the wrong things we’ve done is helpful in maintaining a healthy relationship.

How to best communicate your intentions

When it comes to setting your intentions in a relationship, you have to be aware of Why Do You Want a Relationship? This creates a powerful desire to connect and become intentional with our relationship, and we work hard on making sure it lasts.

One of the best ways to communicate your intentions is to show your authentic self during the early stages of the relationship. We tend to put our best foot forwards, especially in the dating stage then we change our behaviour because we’re not always being true to who we are when we’re dating.

By expressing our authentic selves, we communicate our intentions early on and our partners create a real connection with us. 

Another way to express your intention is having the assurance that you and your partner can still exhibit your individualities in side the relationship. Some people assume that being in a relationship means they have to water down their character but a successful long-term relationship allows room for personal interests as well as character. 

You don’t have to rush into setting your intention as this may lead to feeling stressed out. Work on it slowly and then commit to it when you are ready.

Moreover, to best communicate intentions, your relationship should allow for vulnerability. You can freely express who you are and engage in a deeper sense of comfort and confidence with your partner.

Ponder your relationship intention

Sit for a moment and think about your relationship intention. Feel into the fulfillment of the why. As you dive deeper into recognising your intentions, you also learn how to better navigate the relationship, your partner, and yourself.

Conclusion

Setting intentions in a relationship allows you and your partner to recognise and acknowledge the things that will bring you towards a successful long-term relationship. If you feel like the relationship is not moving towards your goals, you need to evaluate each other’s intentions.

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