Building a Happy Relationship

Happiness is quite subjective and could vastly vary across age groups, cultures, social and economic status. The meaning of happiness changes with travel exposures, friendships made, knowledge gained, and the experiences gathered along the way. Quite honestly, it will evolve over the years for the same individual, depending on the phase they are in.

The biggest problem in a relationship is the lack of awareness of what could potentially make one happy. That leads to a wide range of expectations from the other without even knowing oneself thoroughly. When one has at least a structure to what makes one happy, it can be shared with the partner for their understanding.

Remember Will Smith talking in an interview where he thought that throwing the most star-studded party for Jada Smith would make her intensely joyful on her birthday, where in reality, noise was everything she despised. So, know what happiness means and communicate it to your partner.