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6 Month Question

  • 20-01-2010 9:59am
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    What keeps a relationship going? What are the vital ingredients? How do I make sure this one lasts?

    First time long term relationship!

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    ManOfMystery
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,394 ✭✭✭ManOfMystery


    If we had the answers to that there would never be any divorces!

    For me at least (and it differs from person to person) ..... a long lasting relationship needs the following, and it's an ethos I try to adhere to myself personally:

    Loyalty, Passion, Honesty, Communication, Respect.

    If any relationship can maintain these five things then I would say it's a healthy one. They cover a lot of situations encountered in many partnerships.


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    After a few failed relationships I'm now in a 2 year one that couldn't be going better, and there are a few big differences.

    For me it's not letting go of thoese little things that you've always done together that make your relationship special. My bf and I still put time aside for just the two of us, a massage, a few candles, a trip to the movies etc. It's also making sure that neither party ever feels taken for granted.

    My partner and I make a point of letting each other know how we feel, what we're thinking, if we have a bone to pick etc. We don't let things fester if we get on each other's nerves and we never EVER raise our voices or curse at each other. Mainly I think it's being each other's best friend, without friendship, it all goes out the window.


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