{"id":30912,"date":"2025-07-02T09:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30912"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:25:42","slug":"advice-to-make-your-relationships-better-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30912","title":{"rendered":"Advice to Make Your Relationships Better This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Building and maintaining healthy relationships takes work, but the payoff is huge. People with strong social ties lead <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/01\/well\/happiness-challenge-relationships.html\" title>happier lives<\/a>. Romance and friendship are a boon to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/09\/well\/live\/texting-friends-benefits.html\" title>physical and mental health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Of course, cultivating connection in a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/27\/magazine\/loneliness-epidemic-cure.html\" title>world that feels increasingly lonely<\/a> isn\u2019t easy. Which is why, as reporters who write about relationships, we spend a lot of time talking to experts about what works, what doesn\u2019t, and how to wring the most from your romantic bonds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With that in mind, here is some of our favorite advice those experts have shared with us so far this year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-5e402dac\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/01\/well\/family\/relationship-advice-resolutions-2025-new-year.html\" title>Ask your partner something new every week<\/a>.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Curiosity can help enliven a relationship, particularly if you and your partner have been together for decades, said Justin Garcia, executive director of the Kinsey Institute, the sexuality and relationships research center at Indiana University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cCuriosity is a powerful, <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">powerful<\/em> tonic,\u201d he argued, because it sends a clear message: I am interested in you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One simple way to infuse your relationship with a bit of curiosity? Every week or so, ask your partner something new. It could be something deep or it could be something small and silly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-kbghgg\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\" data-tpl=\"t\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\" data-tpl=\"t\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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People with strong social ties lead happier lives. Romance and friendship are a boon to physical and mental health.Of course, cultivating connection in a world that feels increasingly lonely isn\u2019t easy. Which is why, as reporters who write about relationships, we spend a lot of time talking to experts about what works, what doesn\u2019t, and how to wring the most from your romantic bonds.With that in mind, here is some of our favorite advice those experts have shared with us so far this year.Ask your partner something new every week.Curiosity can help enliven a relationship, particularly if you and your partner have been together for decades, said Justin Garcia, executive director of the Kinsey Institute, the sexuality and relationships research center at Indiana University.\u201cCuriosity is a powerful, powerful tonic,\u201d he argued, because it sends a clear message: I am interested in you.One simple way to infuse your relationship with a bit of curiosity? 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