Okyeame Kwame – husband, father, musician, Climate change advocate and businessman – divulges three powerful ways to maintain a successful intimate relationship on 3FM Drive with Giovani Caleb.
The first piece of advice he gave was to make sure that one chooses a consistent, present and committed partner. Okyeame Kwame said that if the person is unsure if they want t be in your life, let them go. Even if it’s a day to the wedding ceremony.
The second lesson is to ask all the uncomfortable questions likely to pop up after marriage. He detailed that couples should ask questions about finances, beliefs, family values, children, and pregnancy. “Ask all the problematic questions that come into marriage before you go into it.”
The third nugget Okyeame Kwame shared was that ego has no place in relationships. “If you ask what is the ego, it is the net total of everything you have been told and what you think you are that tries to protect you against other people encroaching in your space,” Okyeame Kwame explained.
According to Okyeame Kwame, humility and forgiveness are the powers in a relationship. He pointed out that if you cultivate a forgiving atmosphere in relationships, the offender will stop doing hurtful things.
Additionally, you can forgive your abuser from afar.
Okyeame Kwame advocates for a complete surrender in relationships.
“Lay yourself down at your wife or husband’s feet, completely without the presence of the self. Be nice, kind, serviceable, and always available. Be present,” Okyeame Kwame concluded.