[Ms. Tabitha]

• Don't go to bed angry
• Don't forget to let the other person know you love and respect them
• Don't belittle your partner
• Don't compare your partner to an ex or a parent
• Don't allow jealousy to erode the trust, love and respect of your relationship
• Don't forget special occasions
• Don't forget to give each other space. Clingy is NOT attractive.
• Don't forget you are each others allies. I have your back and you have mine.
• Don't continue to "give" in what you perceive is a lopsided relationship when you are at a point of resentment
• Don't criticize him/her or put him/her down
• Don't EVER use sex as a prize for good behavior or the withholding of sex as punishment for "bad" behavior
• Don't try to change him/her. Appreciate who they are. THAT is what attracted you to them in the first place.
• Remember - you are friends. You built a friendship. You built a relationship. If or when it ends, be adults. One day you may not have the relationship but you should maintain the friendship