Awareness is the first step to figuring out a solution. Your relationship will not go anywhere if you keep sweeping things under the rug. You have to be aware of the issues

and problems you're having and you have to accept and face them head on. You have to figure out where things went wrong in order for you to know how

to solve them.

Talk, talk and talk. Communication is always the key, and it's going to have a massive impact on your relationship. You need to be 100% honest with each other and

you need to learn how to verbalize your emotions so you both can get to the root of the problem and attempt to fix it. Choosing to keep quiet will

only lead to frustration, resentment and anger towards each other.

Sometimes, you both just need to be alone with your own thoughts. Going through a rough patch can mean that you're always arguing and creating an unhealthy environment. Do yourselves

a favor and spend some time away from each other so you could reflect alone, get some headspace, and focus on your goals.

If you're in a long term relationship, there's a huge possibility that it could become stagnant. Don't let yourselves be stuck in a rut. Break free from your monotonous routine and do

something fun and spontaneous. Plan something nice for the two of you. Go on a road trip. Go to a place you've never been before. Do something you've always thought

of but never got around to doing. Just do something different.

As the Maroon 5 song goes, "it's not always rainbows and butterflies, it's compromise that moves us along". If you ask anyone who's ever been in a long

term relationship, they would tell you that compromise and sacrifice are very important. Not everything has to go your way. You have to learn how to give up certain things

or do things you've never done to maintain the happiness of your relationship.

You know that thing Lily & Marshall do on How I Met Your Mother where they hit pause when things get intense? Sometimes, a pause is all you need.

To stop things from escalating and getting out of control, hit pause, take a breather, and hash things out calmly after a while. After that, you should be willing to

hit refresh, move on and better your relationship.

At the end of the day, you should look back and remember why you're together in the first place. It's easy to be taken over by negativity when you're going

through a rough patch. It's often hard to remember the times when things were great. More often than not, your relationship is worth fighting for. You need to be able

to know that you still want to be with them.