3 Secrets to Relationship Contentment

Most of us equate happy relationships with harmony: getting along, agreeing, and not disappointing one another. In the extreme, however, always striving to keep things rosy with a spouse or partner can be draining…and has the potential to strain the bond. There’s much more to relationship contentment than avoiding fights.

In order to keep your partnership free of conflict and calm you likely say yes to most things your partner asks or expects: always going along with his or her plans when...