Luck o' the Irish in Love

Consider that today is St. Patty’s Day it seems only appropriate that I write about Irish. That being said, here is the disclaimer, this post will not be about the importance of wearing green, believing in leprechauns, lucky shamrocks, holding your booze, or how to sing “Rye Whiskey” off key. Aside from these stellar things the Irish have something else to offer that will get you a lot more out of life – Luck o’ the Irish in Love.

Women’s Health and some other experts paired together to analyze some old Irish expressions and tell us why they are still just as valuable today when it comes to romance. The Irish say that “love is blind to blemishes and faults.” The experts say that it is important to focus on your significant others good qualities rather than their flaws. If you need to make a list; jot down your three things about him or her that you are thankful for each week and be sure to tell them. It will make both of you appreciate each other even more.

Again the Irish offer wisdom, “it is better to be sorry and stay then to be sorry and go away.” To me and the experts this one is pretty straight forward – never walk away, especially in a fight. The only way to keep a relationship alive is to communicate, without it everything else is irrelevant. Don’t be afraid to apologize and then snuggle up together afterwards it will only strengthen your bond to work things out like mature adults. And if you need to try to “start over” if things are getting out of hand, rather than argue over something dumb ask to try again and you’ll be surprised how much smoothly things go the second time around.

Not surprisingly the Irish also say that “you’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind,” and since there guys are some serious farmer I do believe that they know what they are talking about. Like I mentioned about the last saying communication is the key to a healthy relationship. If something it bothering you don’t hesitate to talk about it. However make sure that how you approach the topic is in a gentle and honest manner. And when you are talking make sure that each of you do your fair share, careful not to hog the conversation or make it all about you because it should be about the both of you.

The final tidbit about Irish luvin is “it is for her own good that the cat purrs.” Put simply this means that its important to compliment your other half, let them know that you appreciate them and what they do. By doing this you are rewarding positive behavior and thus it is more likely to be repeated which is what we all want. Also it boosts your relationship and confidence levels which is a plus.

Until today I thought that the Irish and this particular holiday were mostly about just having a good time. I see that I was wrong though and that these guys have some pretty great wisdom to share with the world, particularly all the lovers out there. If this advice did work for you here is another option to check out.