Finding the right person and falling in love feels incredible.
But that’s almost the easy part!
Maintaining your relationship in the long term, through all the challenges life throws your way, can be hard.
Start communicating in a healthier way with our 50 affirmations for relationships:
Positive Affirmations for Relationships
Banish negativity from your relationship with these positive affirmations for couples:
1. If I had to choose all over again, I would still choose my partner.
2. I give love with ease.
3. I love making my partner happy.
4. My partner and I are a team.
In 2017, Brian Ogolsky an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign wanted to understand exactly what makes a relationship work.[1]
So he took on the task of dissecting 1,100 relationship studies, conducted over 50 years.
One of the most important factors he identified was when couples see themselves as a team.
When disputes occur, it stops being ‘me against you’ and ends up being us against the problem.
5. My partner shows me love every day.
6. My relationship brings me so much happiness.
7. I choose to always respond with love.
8. I am a patient partner.
9. I love spending intimate moments with my lover.
10. I will love my partner for the rest of my life.
Affirmations for a Healthy Relationship
Nurture your connection with these powerful affirmations for a healthy relationship:
1. I feel safe and secure in my relationship.
2. I am present.
3. I feel comfortable sharing my thoughts and feelings with my partner.
4. I respect my partner for who they are, not who I want them to be.
5. We accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
Sometimes difficulties in your marriage or relationship can be due to your own lack of self-esteem.
Start showing yourself some affection by reciting a self-love affirmation.
6. We are both comfortable setting boundaries in our relationship.
7. My partner can rely on me for love and support.
8. When life is busy, we always make time to reconnect.
9. I respect my partner’s privacy.
10. I always strive to love my partner unconditionally.
Morning Affirmations for Couples
Wake up in the right frame of mind with a morning affirmation that you can both connect with:
1. Every day together is a new adventure.
2. We’ll enjoy the simple moments of joy we can find in this day.
3. Today is a fresh start.
4. We are stronger when we work together.
5. We can overcome any challenge, because we have each other.
6. Making each other happy is our priority.
Inspiring mantras don’t have to be super serious!
Laugh together with a funny affirmation that inspires you both.
7. We will make time for each other today.
8. We keep the lines of communication open.
9. Every day our bond grows stronger.
10. We make time for romance.
Gratitude Affirmations for Relationships
Say thanks with a gratitude affirmation that can help remind you of everything you have in life:
1. I respect and appreciate my lover.
2. I am grateful to have the love of my partner.
3. I am so thankful that my partner came into my life.
Research conducted in 2011 sought to understand the role of gratitude in a relationship.[2]
Conclusions drawn showed that those that express thanks regularly to their partner have a stronger bond.
Both partners feel more satisfied and are also increasingly comfortable communicating relationship concerns as they arise.
4. I invite gratitude into my heart.
5. My relationship is one of the greatest gifts in my life.
6. We have so much to be grateful for.
7. Our love is a powerful one.
8. My marriage feels like a gift.
9. I feel lucky to have a partner who is as committed to our relationship as I am.
10. I am grateful that we can solve disagreements peacefully.
Affirmations for Your Partner
If you adore your significant other then don’t just assume they know how you feel, tell them!
1. You’re an inspiration.
2. I feel so grateful to have you in my life.
3. You look incredible.
Learning to love your physical appearance isn’t easy, but a beauty affirmation can help.
Announcing “I love my body” might seem a little strange at first, but do it repeatedly and you’ll start to believe it.
4. Thank you for always treating me with respect.
5. You make other people so happy, especially me.
6. You can always rely on my love.
7. I appreciate how you let me be myself.
8. You are everything to me.
9. Thank you for making me feel beautiful.
10. I am proud of you and everything you have achieved.
Show the Love!
Manifest, attract or celebrate a special someone, with a heartfelt love affirmation.
References
- Luscombe, B. (2018). A Guy Read 50 Years Worth of Relationship Studies. He Came Up With 17 Strategies [Online]. Time. Available from: https://time.com/4927173/relationships-strategies-studies/ [Accessed 23 June 2023]. ↩
- Lambert, N. M. and Fincham F. D. (2011). Expressing gratitude to a partner leads to more relationship maintenance behavior [Online]. National Library of Medicine. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21401225/ [Accessed 25 June 2023]. ↩
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