Young Love... any advice?

United States
August 6, 2009 6:59pm CST
My daughter and her brand new fiance are so in love. What is some advice I can give them for the short run as they plan their life tigether and the long run? I want to tell them about keeping the sheen of a shiny new love through the times when all you have is love, hope and faith. But man that sounds corny... your thoughts?
3 responses
@thokius (426)
• Austria
7 Aug 09
It isn't "corny", it's just old... But I like the idea. Some other things you can tell them is to never let nervs take advantage of you. You probably know this from experience but when you have had a hard day at work you tend to poor it all out on your close people. You should tell them never to let that happen. That's why most people get divorced.
• United States
7 Aug 09
First of all...BIRTH CONTROLL! I think you already know where I am going with that one. But you also need to remind them that it won't always be butterflies and unicorns. The most important thing is that these kids appreciate open communication. But they also need to think about thier lives together. Together (with your help, of course) they can decide what kinds of things they want out of life. The things they want to own.... places they want to go. This way they can be motivated to do more than sit around and stare into eachothers eyes. Lol.
7 Aug 09
My advice is not to take out your problems on your partner, especially in the current economic climate. So many couples argue about money and jobs and co-workers - problems that aren't even between them and it wrecks their love. I watched my parents for years do this and it created so much hate even though the problems weren't relationship related. I always find it is best to be calm and work these problems out, not yell then out. Always be open and tell each other what you are feeling. Without this you can't help each other with you problems and keep the love alive. Sometimes just talking can be the most romatic thing you can do. Keep shiny new love alive with small guestures. It doesn't matter if you are rich or poor surprises and guestures of love always keep love fresh. Sweet notes left on a pillow or a cute text. Making your partner's favourite meal or taking them to their favourite place. There are so many things that you can do. And never go to bed angry with each other!! If you have a fight work it out as soon as possible. Don't hold grudges against someone you love, but work it out and seal your night's sleep with a kiss!!