|![1000242829.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR5pQEJuWhBSRZUewNG9sMayVcm18NrFy36sHwVmt3ko8/1000242829.jpg)_{[source](https://pixabay.com/photos/love-pair-two-love-story-lovers-3187623/)}| |---| **Hello friends!!** It's a new week and am glad to welcome you all. Today I present to you and interesting contest for the week. Stay tuned! At every stages of our life, we find ourselves in certain different kinds of relationship such as family relationship, work relationship, friendship, dating , marriage and other kinds of relationship. There are times when we have misunderstandings in those kinds of relationship we have, sometimes we don't even plan it but it just happens. Our goal is that our relationship gets stronger and blossom rather than having constant fights, argument and misunderstandings. Therefore, in this contest, I would want us to share our thoughts on what we think about this topic. |

**Contest Hint**

| |---| * What do you believe is the number one secret to a strong relationship? * What role does active listening play in building stronger connections? * Can a relationship survive without forgiveness? Why or why not? * What’s a common mistake people make in relationships that weakens them over time? |

**Rewards**

| |---| Rank |Prize ---|--- 1st Place| 2 Steem 2nd Place |2 Steem 3rd Place |1 Steem |

**Contest Rules**

| |---| * Post must be published in Steem4Nigeria community * Post must be #steemexclusive. * Participation closes when the post pays out. * The publication can be in any language. * Post must be over 300 words. * The images used must be the author's own or copyright-free. (Don't forget to include the source.) * Plagiarism and the use of AI is prohibited. * Upvote and resteem this contest post. * Use the following title: The Secret to Strong Relationships * Use the tags #s4n-ruthjoe, country (example- #nigeria), and #steemexclusive. * Use the burnsteem25 tag only if you have set 25% beneficiary to @null. * Post the link to your entry in the comment section of this contest post. (very important). * Invite at least 3 friends to take part in this contest. * Endeavor to leave valuable comments on other people's entries. |

**Conclusion**

| |---| We are patiently on the look out for your amazing entry for this contest. Do well to give you best by presenting in line with all the guidelines and rules governing the community and steemit platform as a whole. We wish you the very best.