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The tips for long lasting relationships
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KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS.
Any other relationships will ruin the trust between you and it can never be the same again...NO to pasty tax We won!!!! Just shows that people power works! Don't be apathetic to your cause!0 -
Arguments are to be expected in a marriage so ,learn from them .
I lost my Husband 18 months ago and ,I often chuckle at the things that he used to do that annoyed me ie dirty socks left in the lounge ,never emptying his ash tray .
Now I wonder why I used to get annoyed about it .It is what made him real .
What I am saying is ,appreciate that your partner is, and won't be perfect and love him regardless - you will miss all those annoying habits if the worse ever happens .0 -
This is what works for us:
Give each other space to pursue hobbies and not be in each other's pockets all the time.
Back off when one of us is mad and does not feel ready to talk.
Have seperate bank accounts and credit cards ( was mentioned before but this works for us as a lot of our moanings are money).
Get along with the in laws - not always a possibility but if possible it is always best to be friends.
Accept that you have different ideas about life, childcare, finances etc..
You both bring different skills to a marriage, partnership etc. I am fairly level headed with money, he is not. I can't fix cars and do DIY, he can. I take care of home and children, he works all day. I am sure you get the idea.
Accept that you change as you grow. We are not the same people as when we met nearly 13 years ago, luckily we have grown together and not apart.
Love each other and respect each other and enjoy your family.credit card balances March 2008 £5159.11Time to pick myself up and start again.0 -
Always compliment each other every day we always say I love you every day and always have a kiss and cuddle. Make time for each other and their needs as well as your own.
We're best friends as well as loversHouse purchase completed 6th December whole process took 4 months.
Hang in there everyone it is worth it0 -
all this is nonsense, kame sure the sex is great and keep your but looking nice n fit............ the rest will then all fall into place.
I've never met a bloke who is in a happy marriage without a good sex life.
You can tell your friends you love them.......nothing.0 -
Something that helped me when we started living together was:
The realisation that just because they don't do something 'your way' doesn't mean that theirs is the wrong way - just different.
This ranged in examples from emotions and the way they are dealt with to how to serve beans on toast and jacket potatoes.
Thanks
Carrie:)0
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