LOVE -- How To Make It Last

Most all of the suffering and unhappiness in marriage could actually be avoided. Having a successful loving relationship is simple to understand. Yet, many couples are incapable or unwilling to do the simple things required to make their marriage work. Do the simple things and your relationship will stand the test of time. Ignore the simple things and your relationship will fail.

Here are just a few examples:
1. Remember birthdays and anniversaries.
2. Say “please” and “thank you.”
3. Tell your lover “I Love You” each morning and before you go to bed each evening.
4. Help clean the table after dinner.
5. Men, put the toilet seat down after going!
6. Ladies, keep your make-up in a case, you don’t need the entire bathroom countertop.
7. Go through the rituals of telling each other to “Watch for people running stop lights,” “Watch for ice on the road,” “Be safe.”
8. Call if you are going to be late.
9. Help carry in the groceries and packages.
10. Send your lover an email or call at least once a day to say you are thinking about them.
11. Be more unselfish, it isn’t just about you.
12. Give your lover at least a dozen hugs a day.
The list goes on...

Successful love and relationships are an accumulation of the little things. The little things matter! It isn’t enough to just think about the little things or just talk about the little things. You have to just DO the little things every day. That’s what makes love and marriage last! (Read the previous post on “Is Your Marriage Worth Saving?”)