

{"id":39535,"date":"2019-06-25T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T12:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=39535"},"modified":"2023-06-25T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T12:29:24","slug":"emotional-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/emotional-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Emotional Needs Every Couple Needs to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39537 size-full\" title=\"5 Emotional Needs Every Couple Needs to Know\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/5-Emotional-Needs-Every-Couple-Needs-to-Know.jpg\" alt=\"5 Emotional Needs Every Couple Needs to Know\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every relationship is different in terms of what couples need from each other, and what they want from their relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, there are the most important emotional needs that humans share in common, needs that supposed to be met in order to feel fulfilled by a romantic partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-are-the-emotional-needs-of-a-person\"><\/span>What are the emotional needs of a person?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the list of 5 emotional needs in a relationship that couples should be aware of, and work to accomplish for each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-The-need-to-be-heard\"><\/span>1. The need to be heard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of the topic, in order to feel appreciated and important to their partner, every individual needs to feel heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This doesn&rsquo;t mean that you have to agree unanimously with everything your partner says, but you have to listen and respect their opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This involves active listening on the part of each partner, reflecting what they&rsquo;ve heard from each other, and implementing either what they&rsquo;ve learned from the other, or using this information in their relationship going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-The-need-to-belongaccepted\"><\/span>2. The need to belong\/accepted<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you develop emotional intimacy?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each partner needs to feel like they are accepted by their partner for who they are, regardless of flaws, imperfections, or insecurities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members of a couple should feel that they are a part of something bigger than themselves. Each partner needs to feel at home in their relationship, and comfortable enough to share what they think and feel, without judgment or rejection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, this is how you can develop emotional intimacy with your partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-The-need-for-safetytrust\"><\/span>3. The need for safety\/trust<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, each partner needs to feel that they can trust the person they are romantically involved in, and that they are safe in their relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can mean different things to different people but might involve feeling secure in your relationship, safe to share whatever you please, including all thoughts and feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trust is essential to any relationship, romantic or otherwise.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each couple needs to secure their faith in one another and trust that the other will protect them, and make them feel loved.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-The-need-to-be-valuedprioritizedsense-of-importance\"><\/span>4. The need to be valued\/prioritized\/sense of importance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is of the utmost importance for any individual to feel that they are important to their partner, and that they come before other people, other commitments, and other aspects in their partner&rsquo;s life, within reason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not to say that an individual should not have a sense of independence, or friends, or a life outside of their relationship. But each partner should feel valued by the other, and know that if they need the other, they will be prioritized.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-The-need-to-feel-desiredintimacy\"><\/span>5. The need to feel desired\/intimacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wonder, how do you get emotional fulfillment?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See, it is important for the members of romantic couples to feel desired by their partner, or to feel a level of intimacy with their partner. But, this does not necessarily have to involve sex.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intimacy can simply mean closeness, or closeness in a private way.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something as small as a hug or kiss can be intimate, or even a glance shared across a crowded room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an important part of any healthy relationship for a partner to feel desired on an intimate level and you get emotional fulfillment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every relationship is different in terms of what couples need from each other, and what they want from their relationship. However, there are the most important emotional needs that humans share in common, needs that supposed to be met in order to feel fulfilled by a romantic partner. What are the emotional needs of a person? Here is the list of 5 emotional needs in a relationship that couples should be aware of, and work to accomplish for each other. 1. The need to be heard Regardless of the topic, in order to feel appreciated and important to their partner, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"featured_media":39537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[2528],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39539,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39535\/revisions\/39539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}