[Racing Rice]

1-Time together. Its important to spend quality time together. This gives you time to talk and relax with each other. Try nice dinners, long walks, or whatever else both of you have an interest in that allows you to talk.

2-That leads me to my next one. Communication, you have to be able to talk to each other. This will help you get things off your chest and allows you to learn more about how the other person, likes, dislikes, or whatever it maybe.

3-Trust, this is very important. It allows needed freedom in a relationship. Which will help keep some of the fighting, finger pointing, and name calling down.

4-Time apart, I know this doesnt sound right. But its true. Theres an old saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" well its true. It usually gives you time to realize how much that person means to you, and what life would be like without them.

5-You have to have respect for eachother. Keep in mind that a relationship is two sided and that men and women have different needs. Be open to new ideas, but also think before you speak. Try to give as much as you take, you want to try to keep a good balance.

6-Stay away from substance abuse. Not only do drugs and alcohol affect your health, they affect everything else in your world. It can put a serious strain on relationships. It clouds your mind which can cause serious mood swings, violence, anger and usually ends up hurting everyone around you.

Try these things, and they should help. Good Luck. If you have anymore thoughts please speak up.