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BORED & TIRED?

Most of us have spent more time with our partners in the past year than we ever have before. Let’s be frank – we are tired of each other. Even the strongest relationships have felt the strain. Now, as restrictions have eased, this is the perfect opportunity to take stock and give your relationship some badly needed TLC.

Ask what you both want from your relationship from now on

It’s time to start talking about how you want your relationship to look in future. What did you like about the past year? What, ideally, would you change? Invite your partner to share their views honestly. Sit down together. Rather than saying, ‘This is what I want,’ be interested in what the other person has to say.

Discover what you can agree on. Ask them what they will miss now that life is hopefully becoming more ‘normal’. Perhaps you took to going to bed earlier because you were both so tired, and

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