1. Not listening.
Your new partner is not your last one, and if you never listen, you’ll miss out on the opportunity to learn who he or she truly is.
“Be in tune and listen to your mate,” Brown says. “And if you don’t know something, don’t be embarrassed to ask.”
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2. Not speaking up.
When people don’t communicate what bothers them in a relationship, they don’t allow their partner to make the relationship better.
“People don’t discuss the little things when it could improve the relationship,” Brown says, “because they don’t want to rock the boat.”
3. Leaning on potential.
Giving too much credit to what a person could be instead of who they are can influence decision-making — staying too long when there’s nothing there.
“It can become a problem down the line,” Brown says. “We can be infatuated with what it could be, as opposed to what it really is in the moment.”
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