1. Ensure that you spend quality time together – make timefor at least 30 minutes a day to be together alone. Once a month, break out fora cosy, intimate evening together. Without quality time, your relationship willnot survive.
2. Money is the number one cause conflict in anyrelationship. For a relationship to be healthy, you must address your financesand work according to a a budget.
3. In any relationship, there will always be conflict andarguments – it is part of life. However, it is how you deal with these conflictor arguments that will make or break any relationship. Learn how to argue welland how to resolve conflict.
4. Healthy communication is necessary. Listen to each otherand talk things out. Never let something crop up – spit it out immediately.When he or she talks, show interest. Communication is not only there to addressthe negative things, but also to share the good and intimate things in life.
5. Show appreciation for each other. It is also the littlethings can make a big difference. Just a ‘thank you’ will do wonders. Givecompliments when compliments are due – do not take things for granted.
6. Mutual trust is important. Trust him when he goes out ona fishing trip with his friends. The same, let she go out and have tea with herfriends. Mistrust and suspicion are like cancer, devouring one from the inside.
7. Share equal responsibility for the household chores andchildren. One person alone cannot cope with all the household chores andresponsibilities of raising children. We must assist in alleviating the burden.
8. A good relationship thrives on intimacy. Make time for qualityintimacy. Seduce each other, be lovers, irrespective of how old therelationship is. Be naughty sometimes!
9. Be the shoulder for your partner to cry on. When he orshe had a dad day at the office, let they pack out, although you may not beable to solve the problem. Let they unwind otherwise all these things will justcrop up.
10. Hug each at least once a day and whisper those magicwords into each other’s ears ‘I love you’!
