This can be a tough one, and the truth is that most couples don’t get through it. That’s okay. You’re not really supposed to get through it with someone until you find the one. I would say that the end of the honeymoon is a good filter—it shows us who we can really stick with. But it still sucks when it happens. You notice both of you just…putting in less effort. You don’t feel that your partner is ecstatic to be around you. He stops doing little surprises for you. He stops worshipping the ground you walk on. It feels like he’s…content with mediocrity. And you’re slacking off in the small gestures and surprises department, too.
When you start dating, you don’t leave time for anything other than sex. When you’ve been together for years, you pack your days so full that you don’t leave any time for sex. Don’t forget to make time for sex. And yes, you have to make it. It won’t just show up.
Remember how, in the beginning, if your partner was upset about something, you dropped everything and listened intently? Now, sometimes, you know there are things your partner overreacts to. And when he’s doing it, you don’t drop what you’re doing to give into his drama: you tell him he’s overreacting.
How do long-term couples make it work? Here are 14 top secret pro tips.
If you had a bad day, sex is simply not happening. And you can almost only exclusively have sex after a solid eight hours of sleep
Relationships are indeed complicated.
Usually, we just don’t want to admit it when men don’t feel as strongly for us as we do for them. “That’s just how guys act” is how we explain their behavior. “He is just a little clueless when it comes to relationships” is another one. Look—if a guy really, really likes you, he gets […]