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How to make a relationship work
Here’s what YOU had to say on what makes a relationship work …
We asked you what made relationships work. Thanks for all the great things you had to say - here’s a few of them.
- Communication (without a doubt this came in at number one - heaps and heaps of you wrote in about this)
- Trust (this was another real biggie for you)
- Being there for each other no matter what.
- Love/like - not lust
- It’s not about smothering each other with kisses every second of the day - it’s also about being best mates
- Being able to admit when you’re wrong
- Being genuine
- Having the ability to share each other’s emotions. You have to respect each other’s privacy, abilities and lifestyles.
- Being able to have the occasional argument - if you don’t it shows that one member of the couple is always dominating the other
- Talking about everything, working well together.
- A sense of safeness
- Having a laugh. You’ve got to have a good sense of humour.
- Common interests
- A surprise once in a while
- Being truthful about your feelings
- Treating each other as you do your best friend
- Being able to do your own thing even though you’re in a relationship
- Staying faithful
- Attraction
- Spending quality time together - whatever floats your boat
- Accepting each other’s faults
- Great sex
- Believing in each other
- Supporting your partner even if their issues don’t seem so major - that way they feel loved and listened to
- Allowing time for each other
- Telling the truth
- Romance
- Boysenberry cheesecake and caramel ice-cream - nothing can melt us back together again like a fantastic dessert attack
- Being able to make each other feel better without needing words
- Hugs
- Self-respect
- Talking about problems
- Wanting to stay together
- You gotta have the spark there in the first place!
Further Info
These are your answers to a Pulse competition question from December - January 2005/06.
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