Ways to keep a relationship working
By glitzypurple
@glitzypurple (1477)
Philippines
January 7, 2008 3:01am CST
1. Love each other
2. DOnt lie
3. Keep communication open
4. Stay sweet
5. When you get hurt just forgive and forget
6. Never talk about break ups
7. Never say its ok even if its not
8. Forget about PRIDE
9. If you say sorry mean it
10. Dont compare your past to your present
11. Dont talk about your stupid ex
12. Give and take process
13. Be aware of his/her feelings
14.When you had a fight, dont let the day pass without being fine
15. Dont be the perfect one BE THE RIGHT ONE!!
suggestions? add-ons?
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6 responses
@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
A big one my hubby and I learned during our over 17 year relationship...get over yourself! This is not an easy one and many conflicts arise when either person is unwilling to let things go and they think they are the only one in the relationship. Also never taking each other for granted and show appreciation for the little and big things that each partner does for the other.
Open, honest, self-accountable communication is critically important...and talking things through then letting issues go is key as well. We live with a motto in our relationship and it is...in openness there is trust and in trust there is love. These things and the ones you listed can and do go a long way to creating and maintaining happy, bonded relationships.
Good post!
Raia
@glitzypurple (1477)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
Nice response! Yes everything you mentioned are part of good relationships :)
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
9 Jan 08
Hello again...just checking best responses and noticed yours on this topic. Thanks!
Raia
@marketing07 (6266)
• South Korea
7 Jan 08
hi glitz,you never mentioned..acceptance...accept him/her whoever or whatever he/she is..,and trust each other.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
7 Jan 08
I think you are right in most of the points.
But there are really hard things to do.
like When you get hurt just forgive and forget- I think its always very tough.
@glitzypurple (1477)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
Yes sacrifice is a big part of a relationship... I guess that would just prove how much you love each other, doing things that would be for the betterment of each of you and your love for each other :)
@glitzypurple (1477)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
Yes, like me and my boyfriend - we never fail to say I love you to each other everyday ;)
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
14 Jan 08
These are good ideas to keep a reltionship happy. I really like the one of communicate and the one of never lie. My hubby does lie a lot, about little things that don't even matter, and it makes me so mad when I find out he lied. He can't help it though, it's just him. He tries not to lie and he promises he won't but he just can't seem to help it. It's never about anything important though. He will lie about something about work. he may something happened and then I find out it was a lie. He doesn't know why he does this.
I don't like the last one you wrote about be the right one. When in an argument it doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong. It matters that it is talked out and agreed upon that two people can have different views and can state them without fighting. I don't want to be right when we fight, I just want him to know my view and I want to know his.
