Relationship
9 relationship tips from grandma
“First love is all well and good, but the second is always better”
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You can always rely on grandma’s tips – even when it comes to love. Because we can only benefit from our grandparents’ life experiences, we have collected their advice.
The first kiss, the first love, the first heartbreak. The second disappointment, the third attempt, the fourth breakup. Love has its fair share of ups and downs for us humans over the course of our lives. Not only does it feel incredibly intense every time, but it also feels so individual, as if no one else in the world could understand us. What we tend to forget in our personal love chaos: most of the time we are not at all alone. Rather, no matter how different their lives may be, people go through the same phases. Most of us experience what it feels like when a heart brings. And how it gets patched up again.
What we want to say: it’s definitely worth looking a generation up when we’re taking a little extra loop in our love life – and don’t really trust our own navigation system anymore. Our grandparents not only gave us open ears and arms when we first experienced heartbreak, they can still provide us with valuable advice today.
We asked our editorial team what tips we got from our grandmas and grandpas when it comes to true love. And let’s just put it this way, although they may make you laugh at first, they then contain one or two core elements of truth – and also a few real goosebumps moments.
9 good pieces of advice from our grandparents: Grandma’s tips on love
Wait until the right man comes along!
1. “When I was still in elementary school, my grandmother instilled in me – literally every day – the same words: ‘Child, wait for the right man to come along! Don’t give your heart away to anyone – trust me!’ She always emphasized that she knew that I would meet someone very special. She died when I was still a teenager. I inherited a gold watch from her, which found its place in my jewelry box. Years later, I learned I met my current husband. Almost forgotten, I found my grandma’s watch while sorting it out and couldn’t believe my eyes: My husband’s name was written on the dial.”
After the first love it only gets better
2. “My grandma always said: The first love is all well and good, but the second is always better! Especially when you’re going through the first heartbreak, this wisdom from grandma is balm for the soul.”
3. “My grandma always told me that the third love is the one that lasts forever. Because with the first love you experience everything for the first time, with the second you learn how important communication is in a relationship and With the third love you finally apply everything you have learned!“
Repair instead of throwing away
4. “My grandpa told me that if there was an argument, you should talk to each other should sit down again in the evening and talk about the matter.”
5. “I have a classic from my grandpa: ‘Never go to sleep in an argument.’ And my grandma always said, ‘Relationships are hard work – it’s better to stay single.'”
6. “My grandma always says that in relationships you start with both ‘must round the corners’ – then it works
7. “Never that Fooling around forget each other!”
And if things don’t work at all – keep your head up
8. “Let him hiss, take a fresh one!”
9. “Therefore check whoever binds himself forever to see whether something has happened Better finds.”