Relationship Secrets

ANNIVERSARIES
Always celebrate! Whether it's the 1st or the 50th, each year together is a triumph.


APPRECIATION
Let each other know how much you appreciate each other. You may already know but hearing
it from each other is always better.


BEST FRIENDS
Be best friends preferably before being boyfriend-girlfrien d. Take time to know each
other so the relationship will be a deep one. Tell each other about your crushes, dreams
and problems. Make sure he/she is your best friend before getting engaged. The strong
bond of friendship will help you both survive tough times.

BOND
Make it a point to spend time together often but leave room for each other. Also spend
time alone w/ each other, so that at the end of the day you could both share your
experiences. This way, you stay interesting with your partner.


COMPLIMENTS
Always compliment each other. This will prevent feelings of resentment & thinking that
one is being taken for granted.


DATE
Keep doings things that you both enjoy, do them together. Make time & continue to date
to keep the romance - look good, smell good to maintain physical attraction


DIFFERENCES
Celebrate differences. Never force your ideologies down each other's throat. Give up
trying to turn your partner into you. Accept differences, appreciate them.


FIGHTS
Fight w/the aim to resolve the issue. Don't outdo each other. The longer you extend the
fight. The more chances that you'll say something hurtful that you don't really mean. As
mad as you were w/ your partner, he/she is still the person who laughs at your jokes &
thinks you're hot. Hear each other out, don't dig up old issues. Choose your battles.
Make sure the fight will be worth it & that something will change in the relationship as
a result of the fight.


FLAWS
Know that the perfect person does not exist. Know that just as there are things that you
love about him/her, there will be things that will make you go crazy. We are only human
with our own flaws.


FUN
Have fun together! This means keeping the fun & spontaneity that was there in the early
days.
Allow yourselves to get silly - shower together, pee w/the door open etc. Being able to
make each other laugh & see the lighter, crazier, absurd side is the best way to get
through all the differences in personalities, adjustments in lifestyle & opposing
viewpoints.


GOALS
Make sure you have similar goals. It would be difficult to keep your bond intact if your
views are complete opposite.


GRUDGES
Quit tabulating grudges. Let it off. Discuss it, then trash it, don't recycle it.


KEEPING IT HOT
Keep it hot by traveling to diff. places together. A new setting will do wonders. Always
have skin contact - be it holding hands, a massage or just plain leg rubbing.


HONESTY
Don't lie or hide things. The problem will only get bigger.


KNOW EACH OTHER
Learn each other's interest. It really keeps the conversation flowing!


HUG
A hug can be far better more intimate than a kiss.


IDENTITY
Don't lose your personality - that's why he/she fell in love w/you. Have separate
interest & activities to keep your individual, & to be able to contribute more to the
relationship.


INDEPENDENCE
Having your own income means you're the boss in your life.


IN-LAWS
Make rooms for the in-laws.


INTENTIONS
Wish each other well. Don't wish each other worst


ISSUES
Speak up about the awkward stuff now, like money & sex. The earlier, the better.


LISTEN
Listen, listen, listen. Hear each other out especially during arguments.


LOOK GOOD
Mind your appearance! Stay fit & healthy for each other.


LOVE
It all boils down to your love, chemistry & respect for each other.


MEMORIES
Remind each other of the old days. Do something that you used to do for each other
before. It may even be corny but it made you two together. Experience new things
together- from dining into a new restaurant to experiencing street food together to
exploring to new places. It's the little surprises that make great memories.


MIND READING
No matter how long you've been together, do not think that you can read each other's
mind.


NEEDS
Be good to yourself, then be good to your partner. That's what love is all about. Think
about your partner. Will it make him/her happy? Will she/he enjoy it? Consider each
other's feelings. Be very attentive & sensitive to each other's needs, physically &
emotionally, that way your partner learns to do the same for you. Never take your
partner for granted.


PRIORITIES
If one says it's important, then it is! Prioritize each other among other things!


SPACE
Give each other space. Have dates with your girlfriends, have your boy's night out. If
you can't trust each other with this, then don't get married.


SORRY
Say sorry when you're wrong.


SURPRISES
No matter how long you've known each other, be open to surprises, both good or bad.


TEAMWORK
Think for two & always work as a team. Consult each other before making a decision
because everything will always affect both of you. Strengthen couple power. In many
ways, we have to decide based on what is best for the relationship in favor of our
individual selves.


SUPPORT
Support each other's dream. Be willing to follow your passions, support your partner in
his/her decisions & create new ones together. Two heads are better than one.


TALK
Tell each other's stories. Life goes by so fast & its easy to see how easily couple can
grow apart. Whenever something funny, scary, exciting or juicy happened to you or to
someone you know, tell each other about it & have your partner do the same. Keep each
other in the loop of life.