How to keep relationship strong?

In the vast world we live right now, there are only few outstanding lovers that exist. The ones that live together in the name of love for long years. On the other hand there are a lot who fail and are unhappy with their relationships. For people happily bound together, love is not just a word. It is not just a noun to define, but a verb to act. Love comprise hard work and time. One important is communication. It connects both of you from heart and mind. It is a must not to listen much of the people around and stay away from RUMORS.

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Really?, I wish I knew. I don't think my relationship is going to last, but right now I don't really care. I'm too busy looking after myself to care about him.

Love is many things. It is both painful and beautiful, burdensome and protective. Most of people want it and some really find it. No matter how much in love you are or the passion and your partner may have. Any relationship takes work and commitment form both parties. Be honest person. Do not hide things and do not lie. Don't be afraid to say things that isn't very flattering about yourself. getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there's no trust there's nothing there. So please be honest and they learn to open up to you. Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust, but always communicate how you feel. Even if there's something that upsets you. Instead of screaming or assuming talk to them and open up to them. Make sure you give then respect. Now respect isn't just simply treating them nicely. There's a lot more to it. Like respecting their feelings and trying to understand what they are. You have to learn to adjust, basically learn to study their moods, wants and needs. Don't just think about what you want out of the relationship, think about also what they want out of it. Make sure you treat their rights, show that you are a person that understand people and can trust that you're the real ideal. Make sure you are encouraging them, always be willing to help them honestly and positivity at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they really count on and build a future with. Accountability is the key in a relationship. Spend time with them, don't start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted. It does not mean you will give 27/7 of time but try to be with them to show that you keeping them. The relationship takes work.

On my own experience to keep the relationship very strong, the couple must have a mutual understanding on everything. You must enter God in your relationship. Trust is the most important thing.

To keep the relationship strong, you need to build a solid foundation of positive experience that makes your partner practically unable to imagine life without you. You have to set aside your worries and confusions and all the negative energies about your partner. Don't pressure yourself on what you should do to make your relationship strong because it will just frustrate you and it does'nt bring you any good. Instead, all you have to do is enjoy, feel and share with him or her the attraction that you both have on a physical and emotional level.

Trust, respect, love, understanding,loyalty, trust and love again...and also consistent communication.

I think it is communication. Even if there is love and commitment in a relationship, it won't get better unless communication is good. Relationships get messed up when one thinks this and the other one thinks that. When assumptions are made without listening about the other side, relationship is messed up. :)

Certainly it is trust that make the relationship strong. Acceptance of whoever your partner is, understanding and open communication. These are what I beleive that can make a relationship strong. But of course...Love to each other. Good luck and happy mylotting.

Hello, I don't think love is enough to keep two people together. That the love is blind is mentioned in so many ways and in so many literature that we've lead to belief that a true love must be blind. This very concept is totally ruinous. Blind love, like blind faith makes you superstitious and superstition brings down even the strongest cult. True love has to be wise. True love has to be flexible enough to include everything and excludes nothing. Even if in a relationship you need to improve your partner, you should first accept him as he is. I wrote an article http://www.bukisa.com/articles/354937_how-to-be-successful-in-relationships on relationships which you might like to read. Forgiveness is an essential ingredient in a healthy relationship. Sometimes our expectations grow out of proportion. This creates tension in the relationship. Sometimes we make unreasonable assumptions about things http://www.bukisa.com/articles/358158_assumption-is-our-worst-enemy which ultimately increases the level of expectations to such a level that it invariably suffocates both persons involved. This is unfortunate. However, with wise and flexible considerations, it is possible to have the best of a relationship. Thanks. God bless you.

I feel that a strong relationship first and foremost requires two people who are really suited to each other. If they are together but not completely in love with each other, they will have to work harder to keep the relationship going, especially when there are children involved. I would suggest that a good strong relationship be one based on mutual respect and love from the start, and although this sound simple, I have known guys and girls to get into relationships for which they weren't ideally suited, or were just interested by physical attraction. Ultimately, give a relationship enough time and it will be tested. The best relationships will survive no matter what and if he she / she rocks your world, you will probably know it from the start.

If it's already a relationship then love is already present and that should not be a question. For me, what keeping my relationship with my boyfriend strong is our open communication and honesty to each other. We talk about all things happening with us, with or without each other. We let each other know every chance we have how important each of us is for the other. When we have problems, we consult each other first before other friends. When we get upset we try to understand why it has happened and try not to let it happen again. We love each other each day and understand each other more because we always talk, we communicate our feelings and our opinions and we keep our minds open to what there is to say. I can't say we agree to all things but we keep the relationship healthy and strong by keeping an open mind and an open heart.

in my case i really do believe that trust is the key to success for a relationship....whether you are in a long distance relationship if there is trust with each other, then other qualities will follow like love and understanding... so better to have trust as a foundation of such relationship, because with out it there could no peace in such relationship...

For me, trust and a constant communication is needed for a strong relationship. I need my partner to communicate with me, that way, we will know what are the things that we need to work on and many other things. :)

In my point of view. To keep a relationship to be strong. The two person involved must be in constant communication and extra fear of God. Because the best things in a relationship is fear and discipline. Love should always be around with both person and try to avoid any arguments. Try to understand to each other. Being reasonable and considerate and do something to understand the weakness of each other to induce more relevant sympathy to each other... Have a great day!

Everyone posted some really great advice. I just want to add that relationships also take work and nurturing. If the parties to do not work at their relationship when the sparks are gone, it wont last. I have been married for 7 years, but with my spouse for 13. We have had our ups and downs. Even went to counseling for a time. If you truely love the other person, then you will work at it to contstantly make it strong...and vice versa.

I don't know I guess love would be mine.

The factors in keeping the relationship strong are the ff: love, the most important factor, trust, respect - like you respect your partner by treating him/her as your only one love, in other words, one should not be a two-timer; and the last is understanding.

Below are my personal opinions about the matter above: 1) For married couple, children and money can strengthen your relation among a couple. ha! ha! ha! Try your best to earn. Try your best to give birth. 2) For unmarried couple, don't waste your time and money anymore to hang around. The couple should marry and start building a happy family. Then they should go back to the step to give birth and earn money.

i think that you HAVE to have BOTH love and trust in a relationship. If you don't trust your partner then you would constantly question everything when they are with you, and you can't suffocate them and be with them day in day out. Also, at the start of a relationship there isn't really love, but as time passes you do truly fall in love, but if the love goes then the relationship is doomed to failure. I think many new things should be tried in a relationship so you keep that spark and aren't always living each day the same as the last.