Practice kindness, honesty, open-ness ... be considerate, listen well and don't forget to laugh a whole lot. :)

YAY to girl_dee for posting ...
 

for the flirting to not come to an end! So important! ;)

Watch the old brat pack movies just to see how Andrew McCarthy kisses a girl....then kiss your love like that.....my honey kisses me that way and I get happy dizzy every single time!

Always be grateful,
Always find the time.... and
Each day find something funny(together) to smile about:superfunny::readrules:

Keep lines of communication open
Listen with an open heart and no judgement
Show love and appreciation
Show compassion and empathy
Continue to date

etc.

What to do in a relationship, eh?
 

the very word relationship comes from the word relate,
to feel related to another
to feel it deeply in your heart, in your mind, in your blood
that is the very essence of relationship
to lie to another human being would mean that you don't really care for that person, and that there never was any kind of real relationship to begin with;
we are all connected, and a liar is someone who doesn't care about the consequences to humanity for their lies;
I don't bother about such people, whether they lie to me or to someone else, they have their own life, such as it is
:byebye:

~
 

being in a relationship to me was the friendship side of love .
passion is what brought us together and maintained our life's desires
but the friendship that became the source of our full time exsistance with eachother. Understanding we have no right to change them or ourselves be true to thy own self. Accept, don't judge. We all change threw the years, be able to laugh and or engulf the changes . Every change has passion, be a part of it or you will loose your lust for life . Don't loose your smile .

Show them by your deeds how much they are loved...talk is easy, actions speak louder.

Be true to your word, only make promises you intend to keep. Resolve issues in the now, rather than deferring them.

This is why I think people should read Gary Chapman's book...
The 5 Love Languages! My top three love languages: Receiving of Gifts, Quality Time spent together, and Physical Touch.....

Nice post, Ms Tinkerbelly! :bunchflowers:

I loved reading your post, ~ocean..... it's so evident to me how you fathom the breadth and depth of an maturity present in an successful romantic relationship.

And,,,,, SO true about not losing your smile! :)

I so agree Miss Katz... Knowing someone's love sign just makes good common sense IMHO

:goodpost: Very good advice Clyde

I absolutely agree that this is a must read for all entering and currently in relationships. I have had such struggles with partners not knowing my love language and not respecting or understanding why mine was different than there's. I think knowing would help to have a successful relationship.

[There is also "The 5 Love Languages for Men" as well]

It is, I believe, inevitable that relationships leave us with baggage. Life gives us baggage. It's part of what makes who and how we are. I think it's so important, albeit often incredibly difficult, to do our best not to let that baggage negatively impact new and burgeoning relationships. It's not fair that a new person has to bear the brunt of crap another has burdened us with. No doubt some of that is unavoidable, but do what needs to be done to lessen the load. See a therapist, exercise self care, talk with good friends...find an emotional baggage porter.

We owe it to ourselves and whoever comes next.