Caress often

Have separate identities...
Laugh....often
Love....through hate
....Communicate....

Be imperfect and admit when you are human...works wonders

:rolleyes:

Affection,loads of it..and she must be right most of the time if not all of the time.If she is not happy..you will not be happy.

I don't know,that's just my experience :goodluck:

Always have communication!

Dont listen with your mouth listen with your ears and when you`ve listened repeat the point back so they know you have listened and understood. Then move forward from there. Always be sure to offer them the same as you would ask of them. Forgive and forget the little things and when they piss you off be sure to remember the stuff they do that makes you feel loved and valued as well.

Daisy :bouquet:

Learn to Fight Fair
 

Remember especially when fighting that you love this person and want to build something moving forward.

Having to be right, nuclear anger, winning at any cost, emotional bullying, these tools may work in the moment to win the argument but those same tools can be the identical ones that disassemble your ongoing love and trust.

Temper your speech.

Relationship
 

Respect, my sweetheart is my love and my best friend. I respect her for all of her gifts. Always respect your partner.

LOVE this thread! :)

Understand that respect, affection, and romance are all relative. That means what you find respectful, or affectionate or romantic I might find invasive, irritating and suffocating. You can't treat people like math formulas or IKEA furniture. We aren't all brought up by the same parents, have the same life expereince or live in the same community - our understandings of many things are not a given.

What I may find playful and funny and affectionate some people will *love* and some people will find offensive. What those people who find what I do offensive, I may find their version to be smothering, overly serious and controlling.

Talk. Be open. You might have a mad crush on someone but unless you've spent a long time with them, you actually don't know what they think is romance, or what they consider respect, or what they love as affection.

No one is "right" about those kinds of things. There is just what suits you and your personality and values.

I hear all kinds of crazy shit about how what I want in a relationship is me "not wanting commitment" or some other bullocks. I do want commitment. In fact I want a minimum of 35 years of commitment. That's why I'm a hard arse with compatibility and understanding each other. I want someone who won't make me promises they actually don't know if they can keep or not for 35 years. And there is very little I know I can promise to always do for the next 35 years.

I now what I can promise. And that's talk about it and try.

Keep holding my hand through the good times and the bad...it's my constant reminder that "we got this".

Do not love someone for what you can think you can change them into.

Everyone argues but realize that a fight is temporary and , if you love someone, love is lasting.

Don't say anything in anger that you don't mean. It is not acceptable at any time to degrade the person you love.

Loyalty, without question or fail

Honesty always

Respect is also paramount

Treat your partner like you treat your co-workers. Love your parent like that is the last person you will ever love.

Remember that life is, sometimes, hard. Don't take it out in the person that is always in your corner.

Love, laugh, dance, travel and be proud of who the both of you are.

Dance with them in your living room no matter if you can dance or not.

Hugs give out plenty of hugs and hold hands as much as possible.

Have boundries, rather than demands.

Dear Dairy
 

When you're tempted to say something mean, consider carefully the weight of your words, its better to be silent to hold your tongue, then to see a good thing gone. It may never come back

Awwwww! (never heard of this one...very sweet!)