After 34 years, I'd say you start off as friends and then fall 'in love' (whatever that means). Then hopefully you share a lot of common interests, give your partner the support to fulfill themself, work together to achieve common aims such as having and raising children, and grow together through shared interests. You don't have to be identical - in fact, I think being different makes it more interesting - but you do need to be flexible, open, honest and supportive. Admitting when you're wrong or have stuffed up helps a lot too, because nothing kills a relationship more than insisting you're always right, when obviously no-one is always right.
Maybe I could jokingly sum it up as:
Rule A: Your partner is always right.
Rule B: See rule A.
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I am in my second marriage (now 24 years)and these are some things which I think are relevant. Some of these have been mentioned.
Total respect for each other
Allowing each other personal space
Emotional support
Love, emotional and physical
Ability to discuss problems without judgement
Acceptance of each other as they are
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SubscriberYup, you're on the money there! 'Love' and within that love comes all the little things that you admire.. Touch, sound, character, humor, oh and of course sex..... You also include those little things that you see in your partner that others don't.. I'm currently sat around a camp fire having a lazy morning with a group of friends.. My wife is sat beside me with Welles on reading her E.Book and Im pleased as punch to be sat beside her! Love her to bits for who she is and wouldn't have her any other way!!Originally Posted by Chucaro
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Respect.
and an understanding that you are going to grow old together. That means hair growing where it didn't, not growing where it did and firm bits getting saggy.
If you can still float each others boat with all that going on you'll be sorted.
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Acceptance. Originally my wife wanted me to change, dress up to go down the street, now she accepts that I'm a slob (what's wrong with stubbies and a stained flannel?), and I'm not going to change. She still loves me, but has also accepted me. Everyone has something that will irk someone else, and if you/they can't accept it then it will become an issue. Accept what the other person is, don't try and change something because you don't like it, accept it or move on.
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