how to handle a relationship to last?

When I was with the love of my life I would trust her 100%. I never stopped her from going out with her friends. I see how people snoop around in their lovers cell phone and personal things, we never did this to each other. You have to trust the person and never try to control the person. We lived together for many years 13 and were very happy and we never fought about money or paying bills where many couples do fight about. We would have our own seperate bank accounts, that way if either wants to over spend, they use thier own money. When it comes to the bills we both worked and shared everything. Whenever one would make a purchase for something for the home we would give the other the receipt and pay half and we never ever fought over expenses, it worked out just fine for us. If you try to control someone you are basically pushing them away from you and they get turned off after a while. Treat your lover like he/she is your special friend and they do deserve to have thier own time alone and time to be with their friends too. Their life does not end because they are involved in a relationship. The reason why we are not together anymore is because the love of my life is in heaven now. Best of luck to you.

I feel the thing that is most important to continue a relationship and if not present will ruin the relationship is trust and understanding. If you do not trust each other, the relationship is surely gonna ruin, it wont last for longer. So to carry your relationship to last forever, trust and understand your better half and stay together whatever the conditions may be.

Trust is more important and of course love. Respect all should be present. lol

Uhm, understanding, trust and communication is pretty important in a relationship.

I think a relation can't be last ever, still there are some conditions that can happned with a good relation. But u can't forget any person from ur heart, u will always miss his/her..and its a fact and practical experience

ive been with my wife now 10 years, ive taken every day as it comes, yes everyone has a few bumps here and there, but a relationship, truely comes to a line on forgivness, it doesnt matter how respected u are to each other, or how much u love someone, or even how u have nothing to hide!! u can do all those things and still end up in a failing relationship, just coz thats how u r, donest mean thats how they are too.... everyone is different and has different needs.. which makes the word "Love" so hard to describe!? i find myself to be honest, loyal, caring, understanding and just being there when she needed me. but just coz my relationship has lasted on forgivness and harmony, doesnt mean everyone elses will to, all i can say is, treat ur partner how u would want to be treated, if ur in a long relationship and its still going on, then u know that person it mr or mrs right