WORTH READING 1 Aug 2006

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-girlfriend. 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.

CHANGING EACH OTHER
Don't marry an as...le, j.... or a bi.... (an unsuitable person) You'll
never change each other.

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,
even by email if you have to.

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