It can be incredibly challenging to hold back when you meet someone you're head-over-heels for. It's rare to find someone you're interested in who feels the same way about you, and you don't want to risk losing them. Nevertheless, it's crucial to take things one step at a time. Here's how to exercise patience in a new relationship, so you don't sabotage it and can enjoy the journey.
1. Embrace The Honeymoon Phase In All Its Glory
The initial phases of a relationship are among the most enjoyable. Why would you want to hurry through them or skip them entirely? This is when you feel the most excited and nervous. Once it's over, you move into a new period of comfort and ease, but for now, it's essential to be patient in your relationship. So, revel in it!
2. Distract Yourself By Focusing On Your Life Outside The Relationship
Your partner should not and cannot be your entire world. You have fantastic friends, an excellent career, a caring and supportive family, passions, and hobbies. In other words, the person you're dating is not the end-all, be-all. By sometimes looking outside the relationship and focusing on your other interests, you can help yourself maintain patience.
3. Get To Know Them As A Person And Let Them Get To Know You In Return
It's important not to rush a new relationship, especially if you don't know each other very well. You need to take the time to get to know them as a person and make sure that you both work well as a couple. Take a deep breath, be open with them, and allow yourself to get to know them gradually.
4. Spend Time Away From Each Other
To maintain patience in a new relationship, it can be helpful to spend time apart. While you may want to spend all your time together, it's not healthy or sustainable in the long run. Take some time away from each other to do your own thing. This will help you both to move at a steady pace.
5. Don't Follow Each Other On Social Media, At Least Not At First
With social media, it's easy to keep tabs on someone's every move. However, until your relationship is more established, it's best to avoid following each other on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok, or becoming Facebook friends. There will be plenty of time for that in the future.
