Feeling understood in a relationship

Mutual understanding is the backbone of every healthy relationship.

Edmond Mbiaka

Feeling understood is one of the fundamental pillars of a healthy relationship. In romantic relationships, people find comfort in expressing themselves honestly and genuinely while feeling safe to do so. When a person who is opening up to a partner feels that he or she is being understood it gives them a sense of belonging and connectedness to the other person. They also feel that the other person knows them and knows how they feel, think and tick.

Understanding someone comes deeply and completely means that the person who is sharing is not being judged but is being seen and accepted as he or she is.

On the other hand, if someone in a relationship gets the feeling that he is not being understood repeatedly by his partner, he starts to feel isolated and lonely in the relationship. He feels separated and unseen by his partner.

To enhance good understanding in a relationship we must start by getting to know ourselves better. Learn what we want from our relationship and then communicate our needs clearly and effectively to our partner.