Learn to speak one another’s love languages. This is another part of compromising in a relationship.
There are a lot of things that look much better on the big screen than they do in real life, like layers and layers of makeup or the sidewalks of New York City.
You may think you carry your weight, but some research indicates otherwise, showing that in most households, women are still picking up most of the slack on chores and duties. A long-term gift might be making the conscious decision, for one week, to pay attention to the small messes that compile in the home
People cannot be expected to read one another’s minds. Nor can they be expected to understand a love language that isn’t their own overnight – the same way we wouldn’t expect someone whose first language is English to speak French overnight. There is a learning curve.
It’s nerdy but adorable. Make a power point presentation, with photos from throughout your relationship, documenting your love. Accompany each one with funny or heartfelt captions.
I’ll be honest: my sleep habits are pretty crazy. I need five pillows. I need a sound machine on. I need the center divider of our apartment closed to keep our dog on the particular side of our place where she barks less. My boyfriend helps arrange all of these needs before we go to bed.
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been together; you don’t get to just stop being romantic. This is a romantic relationship, is it not? Romance is what differentiates your girlfriend from your platonic friends, so it’s pretty darn important that you keep it up. And look, you aren’t a bad boyfriend if you’ve let the […]
We’re too hard on men for not being romantic. You see it all of the time—women complaining that their partner isn’t spontaneous enough, that he never purchases roses from the woman selling them on the corner, and that he’s never once purchased a surprise pair of plane tickets for the two of them to jet […]
For those who are still trying to keep the spark alive on a budget.
Men aren't the only ones who should be romantic in relationships.
Love can only stay in the air so long before it becomes a stench.