If you want your relationship to last, then you need to treat your partner right. How do you do that? Well, you should start by following this valuable relationship advice from Self:
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1. Choose to Love Each Other, Even in Those Moments when You Struggle to like Each Other
Love is a choice, after all.
2. Always Answer the Phone when Your Husband/wife is Calling
There's no reason to ignore them when they need you.
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3. Make Time Together a Priority
You should have date night every single week.
4. Surround Yourself with Friends Who Will Strengthen Your Marriage
And dump the friends that are unhealthy for the two of you.
5. Make Laughter the Soundtrack of Your Marriage
Don't take things so seriously. Joke around as often as you can.
6. In Every Argument, Remember That There Won’t Be a “winner” and a “loser.”
You should be coming to a compromise.
7. Give Your Best to Each Other, Not Your Leftovers after You’ve Given Your Best to Everyone else
He should be the most important person in your life.
8. Learn from Other People, but Don’t Feel the Need to Compare Your Life or Your Marriage to Anyone else’s
Every couple is different, after all.
9. Never Lie to Each Other
Honesty should be your only policy.
10. Never Talk Badly about Your Spouse to Other People or Vent about Them Online
You should only have good things to say about each other.
11. Remember That Marriage Isn’t 50/50 — Divorce is 50/50
Marriage is 100/100, because you're both a team.
What other pieces of relationship advice do you have?
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BBlount: Oh! One more thing. Forgive. And when you do, NEVER bring it back up. Love hard.
Kateclements96: @BBlount could not have said it better -open honesty is key, speaking from experience on that one!
OhMeOhMy10: Excellent advice ... Thx
Serene: Very good advice. Thanks!
BBlount: Here's a few more. If you have friends of the opposite sex, leave them outside of your marriage. This creates mistrust in adversity. Don't text them, private message, or email them. If it is necessary to contact them, talk to your spouse first and don't leave the room. Private convos create intimacy and we are not immune to it. Always be open and honest with all of your electronics. Make a list of sites that are password protected and give it to your spouse. This creates an environment of openness and trust. Remember, nobody will protect your marriage but you, and if you safeguard it from the beginning, its a lot easier to deal with when things get tough...and they will. Always be honest. If you have to hide something, lie about, or delete it to keep it from being seen, you shouldn't be doing it. Last of all...listen with intention. Never assume what your partner means. Be gentle. They need the best of you.
M: My theory is that if you marry someone and struggle through the tough times and live with them until ancient then you've found your soulmate
Kendra: I really like this. My boyfriend & I have been talking about marriage lately and he was saying how he wants to propose to me in about two and a half years. I'm 21 at the moment and he's 22 but he's been talking about this since we first got together.
Tarsha: Great advice
Tarsha: To the person that stated their boyfriend talks about marriage a lot, if he's a keeper then I wish you the best of luck. My bf and I have both been married before, I actually want to get married again but he doesn't. Such a bummer.
Greta: I love this. A lot. My boyfriend and I have been dating for a little over 2 years and talk about marriage all the time and this post is really reassuring. He's definitely the one :)
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