how long have you been in a relationship?

My hubby and I are just 3 months married. We're a young couple and still struggling with our new life. We fight almost everyday but we make it a point that we solve our problem in less than a day. For us, fighting isn't all negative. It makes our relationship stronger especially on my part. Everytime we fight and reconcile I feel that my love for my hubby grows double.

[i]three years! that long,the secret is True Love! But sad to say were not together,she is a Muslim and I'm a christian. She is my first and true love.Until now I'm still hoping that we meet again.[/i]

Well another post I love because I get to talk about my wife. August 6th we will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary and before we were married we were together for 2 years. So i guess simple math puts us together for 22 years. There were tough times and good times but for the most part I have to say their were more great times other than anything else. As you my spouse is my best friend and life partner. Just a few simple things have made or union successful. We never go to bed mad even if that means staying up till 4 in the morning to straighten things out. We always tell each other that we love one another. A simple hug can go a long ways. Always ask each other how their day was and then just let them speak. Never argue in front of the kids. Even if you disagree about the way they are doing something with the kids you never tell them in front of the kids. Communication is key. I know there are a lot of people with great relaytionships out there but I always like to think of mine as the best. I found a jewel when I met my wife and life would just be miserable without her. Dale

i have no good experience about long time relationships like that, just nearly one year for my love affair. but i think long time relationships are better. you should love your husband wife, .... not for what they have, but for who they are. and communication and good understanding is very important.. and be kind to them ..

dont u just ever wonder if there cheating are doing some thing u dont now a bout i now they porbley would not but do u ever wonder

I have been with my fiance for almost 2 years, not too long, I know. My biggest advice is to learn how to disagree! And make sure you do it EARLY. When you disagree or have an argument, acknowledge and respect their point of view. Don't call them names, don't scream and throw stuff. Calm yourself, and move on! This will save you a lot of heart-ache in the end. DON'T pressure them into committing. People are ready to settle down and marry when they are ready, and trying to manipulate the outcome or speed up the process will only make your plan go the other way, and scare them off. Let them KNOW that you care about them and would like to "some day" settle down and have a family with them. But don't try to pressure them into doing it, unless you want to be single. When you want something, let it be known. When you feel something, let it be known. Bottling up your feelings and desires will only make you unhappy, and your partner won't know what you DO or DON'T want. If it bothers you that he is spending alone time with his ex girlfriend, TELL HIM! Or he'll think you are okay with it and keep doing it. Yes, there is that possibility of him feeling you're being too jealous, but if you don't tell him you don't like it, one day you will get so sick of it and lash out in a rage and seem even worse. :)

I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend now for nine months and going strong.

I have been in relationship with my husband since I got married to him , he his very nice guy and infact he was my best friend before he understands me very well and never makes me to feel upset or sad I love my hub so much and rest of my life I stay with him only. All the best for your life!

my boyfriend and i have been together for a year and a month now. actually, he's my first boyfriend :) i think the secret in a strong and stable relationship is it must be founded on friendship :) honesty, trust and love are important factors for a relationship to last :)

Longest relationship I've had was with my ex husband. By the time the divorce was actually final, we had been married 21 1/2 years. To me it was about 20 years too long. LOL My current relationship just had its 8th anniversary.

i have been with my fiance for 7 years now and still going strong. advice... say sorry eventhough it was not your fault... pride will not do good in any relationship. it is not of importance whose fault it was... along the way both parties has faults. always say i love you and let your partner feel everyday how much you love him/her. surprise him in any way you can.... big or small stuff doesn't matter. when you have argument don't sleep or let it pass more than 24 hours... FIX IT B$ YOU GO TO SLEEp. =)

Hey!! I have been with my boyfriend for over 6 ywears now...And I'm 21!!!!

all rite helo i know some 1 who likes me it just i dont now if i should go out with her she is great and all just all her relships hav end pertty quick and i perfer long lasting one has any 1 got any eveides

I am 22 and my wife is 23, we started dating when we were both only 13. It will technically be 10 years that we have been together as of next January. I think the key is trust and communication, I know that sounds cliche, but it's true. We've had our share of fights, and I suppose we always will, but that's how you know if you are in a healthy relationship. If you can fight like arch enemies then make up 30 minutes later, I guess that's love,lol. No relationship is perfect, you just have to ask yourself, how much are you willing to endure to stay with this person? And how much will they endure to stay with you? You have to accept your partner as they are, both the good and bad. Our relationship has always been a learning experience, we've practically grown up together, and still we always learn new things about one another.

Hey heart4u, thanks for this post, it came so timely-today is my 15th wedding anniversary-we have two boys aged 15 and 13-the trick for us has always been tolerance-two people can never live without conflicts for 15 years! But we have always managed our conflicts well, accepting guilt and trying not commit the same mistakes too often-apologies have also worked. Commuication in everything we do has helped to promote trust and the sharing out of family roles, especially in the area of family support via finances-these have have kept us as one family unit!

This is my first time i'm in love which means i dint have any former relationship with anyone,we are together more than 1.5 years and now we are steading forward for marriage as soon as he comes down to our home country ,because he is in u.s for nearly a year for his job.All i can say is me and my guy have never been together most of the time but truly we are so close in hearts its all by GOD'S grace and love we are still together we have our ups and downs but he is so sweet and understanding one more than me so even we have misunderstandings even if the fault is in my part he forgives me and forgets it forever.I share all my things to him and i also tell him that i need to know all about him he understood my feelings and he also started sharing everything he does daily like where he went, what issues he faced that day ,what he had that day etc etc..

my boyfriend and I we're on our 11 months now, and turning to 1 year this coming August. though it isn't as long as yours, this is really an achievement for me... I don't know on what's the secrets to have an "almost perfect" relationship or to have an smooth sailing relationship, but what we're doing is just enjoy our time together, and if there's a problem between the two of us, we always talk about it. we deal problems so that it wouldn't get more complicated. and we always do new things so that we'll never feel sick and tired to each other.. I just love him, and so happy to be with him.

I have been married for 22 years and am happily married. The secret of a successful relationship is understanding on both the sides. When there is love and understanding, one can fight all the circumstances in life. I dont say we dont fight or have differences, but we can sail through them because we also tend to forget the very next day. We dont keep grudges, so it helps a lot.

Me and my Girlfriend are running for our 2nd year by next month. But my Longest relationship is with God hes with me since the time i had my life. He's always be with me all of the time. He doesn't leave me even though im a little bad guy sometimes. With my best friend we also have long way through. We've been bests of friends since kindergarten.

Honesty is the key to any relationship. In fact, if I cannot trust someone, I cannot love them. I have been with my current girlfriend for nearly 8 months, longest I've had yet. Because issues have come up in past relationships, also things where I found out I truly didn't like the person as anymore than a friend. If you are not open with a person, things will start to go south fast. Also, you shouldn't have to ignore things! Talk them out, it will always come to a better resolution, whether it turns out bad or not. Of course, you much legitimately care about the person as well, meaning when bad things happen you are genuinely concerned about them. Your partner should also be able to come to you about their own problems, even problems or things that are bothering him/her with your own relationship. There must be a decent number of things in common as well. Major things in common can typically over take many small differences. But, conflict is good in any relationship! Fighting is also ok, it's bound to happen and keeps your relationship healthy... Knowing those differences are there, and that you can get over your most stupid fights and love each other still is a great thing both people will enjoy and love to see in their partner. Of course, I could go on forever about relationships, whats good and bad, but I simply can't type it all haha. If you want to know anymore, feel free to post. Or if you would like some advice, I am more than happy to help. :)