When it comes to the health and happiness of a relationship, there is almost always room for improvement. There’s always something that you could do better to increase your chances of a healthy relationship. Here are some relationship tips to help you with that.

Be flexible

Your roles and responsibilities in marriage are constantly changing. Whatever financial, parental or household responsibilities you agreed to before you got married are going to change at some point. For instance, if the primary bread winner gets laid off, the stay-at-home parent may have to get back into the work force.

Stay in shape

This is as much a health tip and is it is a marriage tip. Studies show that most people gain weight after marriage mainly because they lose the incentive to stay in shape. Staying in shape is hard work and it’s very hard to stay motivated when you feel like you don’t have to.

It’s important to stay in shape for the sake of intimacy in your marriage. There cannot be physical intimacy without physical attraction so take care of your marriage by taking care of yourself.

Be forgiving

The worst thing you can do to yourself and your marriage is refusing to forgive each other’s wrongs and failures. You can’t enjoy a healthy relationship when you are full of resentment for your spouse.

It’s also important not to sweat the small stuff. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter that your spouse can’t seem to load the dish washer right. It’s not worth ruining your marriage over.

Set boundaries early

Don’t wait until something becomes a problem to set boundaries. Set clear boundaries around finances, in laws, privacy, parenting and other important areas of your marriage as early as possible. However, be willing to renegotiate them if need be.

You can’t have a healthy relationship without putting in work. The above relationship tips can help you get closer to your goal.