What can make a relationship long lasting?

I think the most effective one is not to be in the same situation like for example if your husband is having a bad day dont add up more to it...you must be cool and have all the temper you need for it ..... it is advisable to both parties ,,,, never have the same bad day .... and if you have make sure that one has to give in so that you'll not end with such a terrible day at all.... and one more thing dont bring home the bad day you had at your office ......

you willhave to work for it, both of you... love each other,m more patience, love each other, more understanding... give and take... and communication. also.. you have got to spend your time together.

i think what makes a relationship last long is faith and trust. it is also important that you learn to accept your partner and his imperfections perfectly. you should enjoy each others company and make sure that the foundation of your relationship is strong. you should be open to each other and you should support each other whenever you are faced with the different trials in life and marriage. i hope my response helps though i admit that i'm no expert. my parents have been married for such a long time and that's what i've observed form them. happy mylotting. take care.=D

Everyone says the secret mantra to a happy married life is to trust each other,be honest,enjoy your time him,accept his imperfection,care for him, and so on.But you actually don't have to do all these things.You just have to one simple thing.Just love him straight from your heart,then you'll see you don't have to try to trust him or have to be honest.The time you spend with him will be your happiest moments.You'll see him as the person with the greatest qualities.Love is the greatest prayer ever made on earth.When speaking in the language of love everything seems to wonderful,you start to forgive easily,to care more,to stop your anger. Many of the long relationship that we see in our socities are just hollow,they don't have that freshness even though they have all the other qualities of a perfect couple.They forget to keep their love fresh,which is what holds the relation together.So larish I wish that the love in your married life be as fresh as the freshness of a dew.Keep posting.Happy mylotting.

I guess building a relationship with your partner really takes time. Even a couple for almost 10 years did broke up due to the lack of the very foundation which is GOD. You should always put GOD in the middle, and mind you nothing will go wrong. And of course constant communications, exchanging thoughts and ideas, taking her out on a date, watching movies the usual stuffs that you always do when your still in Boyfriend/Girlfriend stage this will help the relationship grow.

I believe to make any relationship last long......TRUST is the basic element..... If you even remove a small part of trust from you life....or rather if you doubt on the other person it can be very dangerous.....say for eg:- If I remove the first letter T from the word TRUST it turns out to be RUST(T-RUST) Dont let your relationship be rusted in any way.....it takes a long time to build one and and instance to take it away.....if you just follow this one principal of trust among yourselves then nothing in this world can break your relationship....and offcourse it need to be coupled by love,care and affection...

To make a relationship last a while, expessially a marriage you have to have a lot of trust and communication. You need to have trust in your partner and if you have a question about anything even with the trust you need to make sure you can communicate with your partner without it getting out of control.

i think by keeping our trust each other that would make the marriage be kept for a lifetime... :)

honesty and frequent conmunication.