10 Relationship Rules Every Couple Must Keep In Mind

If you’ve just started dating someone it can be difficult to figure out what constitutes being faithful in a relationship.We know that sleeping with someone outside of your relationship is definitely not being faithful, but what about flirting?What about having a best friend of the opposite sex?

It’s not an easy question to answer.Here at the Hack Spirit blog, we’ve researched and talked about relationships for a long time now, and during this time we’ve come to figure out what the mainstream definition of being faithful really means.So in this article, we’re going to talk about what being faithful is all about.

If you adopt these behaviors, you can guarantee that you’re being faithful in your relationship.

# You have deleted all online dating apps

If you found love online, good for you. Now, take a moment and get rid of those dating sites from your phone, computer, and tablet.

You don’t need them anymore. If you are serious about your relationship, you won’t feel like you need a backup or a “just in case things don’t work out plan.”

It’s unfair to your partner if you keep those accounts active. And you should expect them to delete their accounts as well.

# You have given up flirting

Sure, flirting is fun and relatively harmless…until it’s not. This is a common problem online, especially on social media platforms where comments are shared and posted publicly.

People can get hurt easily. It’s best to refrain from making comments that could be construed as flirting, especially if you are into your partner and want your relationship to work.

Flirting with others is a sign of cheating or at least the capability to cheat.

# You don’t hide things

When you are in a relationship, it is important to maintain an open line of communication. When you start to hide things from your partner, even if you do it because you think the information will hurt them, you are not being faithful to your relationship.

If you meet an ex-lover for lunch, don’t hide that from your current partner. It only leads to pain for everyone. Also, don’t meet your ex-lover for lunch. Leave the past in the past.

# You don’t give your heart to someone else

People have long thought of cheating as a sexual game, but it’s so much more than that. If one partner feels betrayed, then the faith is lost.

It can be harder to trust someone who has betrayed your confidence, even if sex isn’t involved. The best way to avoid hurting someone else, and your relationship, is to not engage in activities that you think you need to hide from your partner.

If you hide a text or a picture, then you probably shouldn’t be doing those things in the first place. If you feel like you could hurt your partner, don’t do it. If you worry about “getting caught”, even if it’s not in someone’s bed, don’t do it.

# You don’t form a stronger emotional attachment with someone compared to your partner

Your significant other should be the first person you turn to for most of your daily ups and downs as well as your life’s greatest hurdles – when there is no longer the case, something is wrong.

Emotional cheating is essentially an “affair of the heart”.

It’s very different from a platonic friendship because there is also an attraction and flirting going on.

# You don’t get physical with someone outside the relationship

Fairly obvious, right? Sleeping with someone outside the relationship is obviously a breach of trust.

However, what about a meaningless drunken peck on the lips during a company party or holding hands with another physically attractive person? The intent is important.

# You’ve decided to be committed to your partner through thick and thin

Relationships are a choice. Sometimes, it feels like we are trapped for a variety of reasons, but we forget that we decided to be in this relationship. Nobody made us do this.

And yet, there are times when we feel like we can’t change our minds. If you want to be in a loyal, happy relationship, you have to decide to be committed to this person, over and over again.

Being committed means being dedicated or loyal to your partner. It means always being there for your partner when they’re going through a hard time.

# You don’t do anything that would break your own heart if it was done to you

Being in a loyal relationship means not hiding things that would hurt your partner, but it starts with not doing them in the first place.

Again, in order to be in a loyal relationship, you have to decide to be loyal. So many people think this is just something that happens, but cheating partners are never accidents.

They made decisions to cheat, whether they admit it or not.

# You talk about your feelings with each other

When it comes to being in a strong, committed, and loyal relationship, you and your partner must agree to explore your thoughts and feelings.

If you never talk about how you feel but instead blame each other for how you make the other feel, you’ll never find the happiness you’re looking for.

We are each responsible for our own feelings. It is not up to anyone else to make us happy. You’re honest with what you’re feeling and who you are. There is nothing to hide.

# You’re honest about your past

There are no two ways about it: you can’t be in a loyal relationship if you’re lying about where you were, who you were with, what you were doing, who you used to date, how many people you’ve been with, what your middle name is – people lie about all kinds of crazy things.

It just hurts any chances you have of being in a loyal, committed relationship.