what do you think is you and your partner's secret for a strong relationship?

that is a long boyfriend and girlfriend relationship you got there...i hope you both last for ever...i have a seven year marriage with my wife and i think what bonded us together is our being understanding with each other,fights are normal in a relationship but the one who will give up is another story...since in our relationship the cooler head gives up first...i think its one of the main reason why we lasted this long and im sure it will be more for a life time...

our relationship stood well because we understand eachother and give respect for each other thoughts.in a god relation ship we should neglect small disputes and shoud mingle with each other.if htere is a good understanding then the relationship survives well.

Respect, love, care, trust, open-communication must be present to have a lasting relationship!I am still fresh in this marriage life and lots of adjustments indeed are to be handled and to be taken care off! Thanks for posting this topic and I will go and learn from the different responses!

Pure brutal honesty and communication. Its very difficult telling someone you love the truth sometimes. Though we had to work at it for several years, we strive to always tell each other the truth, no matter what. When you let your spouse know when something is bothering you instead of letting it build up, it cuts down on all the miscommunications, arguments and hurt feelings. I would rather hurt for a minute hearing the truth instead of finding out years later something that caused my husband pain and probably resentment for holding back all those years.

how sweet of you 2. well i must say i was not a good lover so i dont know if i can make a bait for me to see a sweet girl like you. have a good day for both of you i know youll be happly wed... ahhhh i should end on that for now maybe for your next episode.

let me tell you something. i dont know how old you are or if you plan to get married or have a family with kids. once a child arrives, trust me the relationship gets kicked sideways big time. it seems to me you are still very young... one day you might ponder about the long gone youth in the midst of which were only you two...sometimes people stay together because they are genuinly attracted to each other. when obligations kick in and duties and daily grind sets in then it is a great challange because things are mainly 99% perspiration so to say and 1% inspiration. i suppose one of the ways to make things special even after many years is to remember who you once were... and how you once were. i think that is always what inspired me and my husband of 16 years, 3 kids and a myriad of stresses that life can through at you. (not to mention my weight creeping up, but i am getting there mind you)

i think good communication between wife and husband would able to make long lasting relationship. good communication will create better understanding and caring each other and i know its not easy to create good communication between husband and wife. should need lots of practice

I think that a good relationship should be honesty,communication,loyality and giving each their own time to be by theirselves with out any questions asked

Dear Marion, Yes a relationship like yours is bound to be successful if it has the mutual respect and understanding. That's what I always keep saying. I have been married 31 years now. Ours is also not a perfect one. None of the relationships are perfect and no one is perfect either. If it is one by chance then it'll be boring. There should be some quarrels and fights and arguments which makes life interesting. Making up to each other after the quarrel is another most enjoyable moment. have you noticed? Always be happy, try to give more to your partner and also take from him what he gives you. All the best

It's good to hear that you and your relationship with your boyfriend is getting better and better. I am in a 6 year relationship with my man and same as you it is not perfect. We have been all through that up's and down's and I guess it's because of COMMUNICATION+RESPECT. Communication, we say what we mean and mean what we say. We understand that not all things are better said, of course, I can tell that he keeps little things from me and I am not always telling him everything. But if it affects our relationship, if we have misunderstandings we talk about it. Respect... we respect each other as lovers, as a man and a woman, as an individual.