Relationships that Last!

Our relationship has lasted over 12 years due to cooperation, love for our kids, and an overall general feeling of compatibility. But we have a few issues that only come up now and then, and when they do they rock the boat hard. In fact, certain issues have been coming up alot more often and I'm beginning to feel like I've reached my breaking point. Our arguments, as few as they are, never seem to resolve anything. We just make up later and it's forgotten - until it comes up again. This passiveness may have sufficed for the past several years, but I think it's losing it's effectiveness. I'm hoping this doesn't cause us to split.

i believe that communication is a main ingredient to have a lasting relationship.

I have a long distance relationship for almost 4 years and it still last till now and we also are going to get married, what important in a relationship is honesty and trustworthy, it does really important because you dont know what they doing there and they also dont know what we are doing here so we need to trust them and we also have to be honest with them

i think that there are a lot of things that can make a relationship strong...i think that you have to be there for each other no matter what, and you are always honest and faithful to that person(i think that is something that takes its toles on a lot of relationships these days)not only that i think that you have to understand each other and what each other is thinking and going through...another big thing is to sit down and talk about things instead of flying off the handle about things...i also think that you have to be willing to compromise about things too so that you can make each other happy...i don't know for sure because i am still young but i think that those are a few things that should be in a relationship...just my opinion though!

trust,worth, understand and freedom to be standing strong in a relationship. no one can halt if you have this 4.

It takes a very huge effort to work on a relationship. With all the things that preoccupy our mind- career, money, passion, family, friends, health and things that we want for our own selves take much time for us to prioritize. Clash of personalities is also very common since not all people the same interest and coincidentally, these interests, frame of mind, point of view and perspective affect how we deal with our partners or significant others. First, I would say that respect is the most important value that we should have. Before we look at our partners as our intimate other half, we should look at him first as a person. We should not set too much expectations or standards just because he/she's our partner. Think of him as someone who makes you feel happy not but what he/she does but what his/her presence makes you feel different. Second, as soon as we respect our partner, learn to accept him/her. It might be tough but remember that no one is perfect and perfection only comes in when you get to accept the person as he/she is whole heartedly. Third, communication is very important. Many relationships fail because of lack of communication, which leads to misunderstanding and drastic break ups. Lastly, space. Don't smother. Give time to your partner to spend time for himself/herself as you set time for your personal needs too. This keeps his/her individuality as one of the most important thing anyone should maintain for himself. Who would want to have a partner who doesn't seem to know what he likes in the first place. just my two cents.

My husband and I believe that we should be a united front. This does not mean that one of us gies in to the other one, it means that we agree to work together and support eachoter. This is not hard to do, since we both came into the marriage with similar values and opinions.

My husband and I have a deep bond that makes our relationship strong. We care about each other's feelings so if disagreements come up, we don't say things that would hurt just because we're angry. We trust each other with our lives. My husband had a heart attack in the middle of the night and I was there to call 911. I watched over him in the hospital before and after the triple bypass surgery he had the following day and took care of him when he came home. He was on a lot of medication and did not once question what I gave him. If something happened to me I know that he will be there to take care of me day and night too.

I have a long distance relationship, I have been with my girl for almost three years and we have met a number of times staying at one anothers house for a couple weeks at a time. I have to say the things that make us strong are communication and trust. We talk everyday for a couple hours normally and there is never a momment of silence. I know if we didn't talk we would definately fall apart. The trust is also very important. In a normal relationship its already so important, but when you see someone twice a year you really have to have faith in them. I think the fact that both of us are loyal to one another and that neither of us are particularly jelaous we don't have an issue. As for what keeps me going, it is knowing that no matter what she will always be there for me and love me. I know I can trust her due to her beliefs and just how she was brought up. Another thing that helps is that you just get a long together. We were friends before we got serious and that helped a lot in cementing us together.