How do you keep your relationship alive?

For me relationship is a time value to be nurtured. It is just like a garden that needs sufficient care that makes the garden grow lively. Relationship is a garden in our life. It gives us a happy life of every moment if we give a value time to nurture and make the relationship grow naturally. Both of you are responsible for it... Not to the extent I'm promoting the book I highly recommended for my friends. But it really helps me personally. Please find yourself to secure the book that would guide you to good relationship by balancing your life. The book is "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"

Well right now I'm not maintaining a realationship and lord knows that I have so much going on that I'm not forsure if I want one either. But enough of that ramble. I think Communication is a big key. I think dates help, going new places, trying to compliment each other everyday. Its so important. Of course I was never perfect at these things, but those are some things I've learned from my past realationships

It sounds stupid, but it is true. You only get bored, because you are boring. So when I start feeling the relationship rud away, (which happens at least every 4-5 years), I change myself. Present my partner with a new me so to speak. Find new interests,change my appearance, or deepen something old.

I think you should need to know more about your partner. What i means is what your patner favourite. If your partner like to going out, then always bring them go out to watch movie, eat together. Always consider about what your partner don't like do.

Yeah, that could happen to some relationship, because they caught up doing the same thing everyday, I agree it'll be boring for me too. In my case, my husband and I just do whatever we enjoy doing together, we love watching movies while eating some fries--this is our midnight thing on his off. Sometimes we just enjoy driving around and do household chores. For me it's all about us two being bestfriends than lover, friendship makes up a good partnership/relationship :)

Well I have been with my sigificant other for nine years. When we met our relationship started out as communicating. Some start out with entercourse. So I knew that communication was his strongest ability. So when i want to talk, he listens and responds because it is how we started. The way you start a relationship should be the same all the way through. If it is based on entercourse, then yes there will be issues along the way, and you will start to complain about something he never gave in the beginning. There are three things that keeps us strong Communication, dates and lots and lots of entercourse! Yes we make dates and we go out. Movies, comedy shows, casino, restaraunts, bowling, all kinds of stuff, get drunk together and pass out. Alot of times we don't even have entercourse just hold each other and go to sleep. So once you determine how is started you can predict how it will end. If u looking for constant romance, see how well he commumicates

Well, first of all, we are completelt honest with each other wether it hurts feelings or not. Honesty builds trust. But we have been married for 13 years so to keep things alive we compliment and flirt with each other A LOT. We also make sure that we have time alone together to go do something unusual and fun atleast once a week. Relationships are work but for me, it's worth it.

Hi Dear Kiran firtunately not much of such thing is happening at my end we have one thing in mind that this relation is forever. u have to stay life time so automatically u mind is set like this, u ignore some thing and adopt to the habits of ur partner, as u r aware that no one is perfect, have good or bad habits and other thing, litle chit chat, small fight, some times going out, family gathering keep things moving and not make it stagnant

hello, i agree with you and it is true as even i have seen that in my life among my friends or even people around me. Well but these are also the reason for splits as well as betraying the partner. But i think that keeping the relation live and happy should be from both the sides as one cant clap with single hand it should be from both the hands. this phrase is true in many respects ..

hi kiran wish i could help on this one--in previous reationships i have never found the answer to that but the relationship i'm in know though as you know it is a long distance one there are a few things that i've learnt one is to have one of you surprise each other with a romantic night out for dinner perhaps if you can afford it to go away for a few days somewhere you both like and have the quality time that you both need-even if you cant go away perhaps get some relative to look after the children for a couple of nights--doing things on impulse is another way of keeping your relationship alive-i hope oneof mylotters has some good ideas-your friend littleowl

Hi kiran, to have our relation ship alive we all need constant love support and appreciation.we have to shed our egos for some times for good relationship. nothing can makes stronger relationship than the healthy respect of your partner.In the present days peoples are changing partner's like clothes. But one thing we all need to realize is at the end of day we need some one who would care for you and would be their for you always. one just don't need company but a loving partner who can understand you for what you are.

ya it quite difficult to stay in touch but its very essential to keep the spark flowing...i like to call them then and there may even meet, give surprises to her or him... hey people i am not talking only about spouse/lover relationship...i mean others too..like friendship etc..

Eventhough it's hard, i still believe that constant communication and openmindedness coupled with honesty and loyalty is still essential to any relationship. If the relationship starts to stagnate... or starts to be on shaky grounds... it's better to talk things out and remain openminded to accept each other's shortcomings, with a goal of creating ways to meet at a halfway to settle your differences whether on a short-term or a long-term process. Good luck