In every relationship trust and respect play an important role. And it is also important to know that whether a person can feel, and understand what his/her partner is feeling. It is also an essential part of a relationship where your understanding about your partner in various situations help you to care, forgive and sometimes forget the wrongdoings. A successful relationship is when both the partners comprehend each other’s perspective, and situation chances of getting into fights as well as disputes are minimal. Thus, the divorce rate gradually deceases.
The ability to distinguish and label the feelings of others
We must be able to read and recognise how our partner feels in a given situation. Consider the way how partner might emotionally handle a given situation and how they might be affected because of it. In other words, being able to pinpoint the feeling that the other person is experiencing.
The ability to take on other’s perspectives
Beyond just identifying another’s feelings, we must also be able to see the situation through their eyes. Understand why they are feeling this way because everyone sees a situation differently. Everyone has a different perspective, and long-term relationships allow us to see how one’s partner may respond to different situations.
Emotional capacity and responsiveness
Essentially, a person must be able to emotionally connect with partners and react quickly and positively. To actually feel what they are feeling, and share their pain or happiness. This goes beyond the first two points and is the most critical. We must emotionally connect and share the same feelings experienced by your significant other. Fulfilling this point involves actually experiencing the emotion with them, and feeling exactly what they are feeling.
It is easy to get caught up in our own mindset, or become distracted by day to day life, and thus fail to see things in any other way. It’s also common to become frustrated when we do not understand our partner’s feelings and perspective. If you don’t catch yourself, this frustration can distance yourself from that emotional connection and severely damage your relationship. Furthermore, if we fall victim to a selfish mindset we will fail to empathise with our partners.