Listen.
It might sound obvious, but when you really allow yourself to listen—and ask questions about—what your partner says, it not only leads to better conversations, but also better communication.
Put away your phones.
One of the biggest relationship tips is to give your undivided attention when your partner is speaking. It’s is one of the most important things you can do.
Volunteer together.
Giving back is a great way to keep perspective of how great your relationship is, and how lucky you both are.
Create a checklist.
Jot down new and fun things you want to accomplish for a day as a duo.
Talk to couples that are way ahead of you two
Get relationship tips from them, and see what you can take away to apply to your relationship.
Revisit the questions you asked in the beginning.
What are you hoping to accomplish in the next year? What are you scared of? These answers change, so we need to keep asking these questions.
Stop nagging.
Seriously, stop. Take a step back and figure out the big things about your partner that truly bother you, and approach them from a place of concern and support instead of nagging. That’ll get you nowhere.
Learn to admit you are wrong
Learning to say “I was wrong” is a skill worth learning.
Assume that if something was said that hurt your feelings, it wasn’t intended that way.
Why would they want to upset you or hurt you? Give your partner the benefit of the doubt, but if it’s really bothering you, don’t be afraid to bring it up.
Pitch in.
Help each other with chores and other necessary, if banal, activities — cooking, cleaning, re-organizing, etc. Not doing them can create tension and always doing them can create unfair expectations. Act as team of equals.
Disconnect
Step away from the laptop during quality time. Everything on the Internet will still be there later. Learn to spend time with your partner
Only one person gets to have the bad day.
If your partner’s day sucked and yours was just “eh,” let them have the pity (and the control of the remote, and the choice of take-out). If it’s you, announce it early and let them know you need the support. If it’s a toss-up, trade stories about why your days were so awful and you’ll end up laughing while trying to figure out who wins.
Small gifts go a long way.
Bringing home a pack of their favourite candy/magazine/book by a favourite author never gets old.
Keep the surprises coming.
Think of your relationship as a creative challenge. To keep the romance fresh, come up with new date ideas, new sex positions, and new ways to demonstrate your love.
Plan small outings.
Whether its brunch this weekend, or a trip to a new neighbourhood. Go out on a trip together. It really helps
Make out.
Kissing is something that is often set to the side the longer a couple has been together. Out of blue one day, initiate a high-school style make-out session.
Let it go.
Don’t hold onto that thing your lover said or did six months ago and bring it up each time you get mad at him. Do both of you a favor and let it go
Don’t interrupt.
Even if what you think your significant other is saying is uninteresting, don’t bulldoze over his or her words. Being able to listen to each other—even when the details are mundane—is important.
Learn the culture of Saying thank you.
Let him know that you notice the little things he does by saying thank you for routine tasks like walking the dog or picking up groceries.
Cook a meal together.
Come up with a menu, shop, and prepare the food together.
Have fun with hypotheticals.
Conversation can become routine. Break from the ordinary and have a silly dinner conversation made entirely of imaginary situations—for example, “If you were on an island and could only bring five movies, which movies would you bring?
Keep a couple’s journal.
Write down your desires and fantasies and leave them out for your significant other to find—encourage him to write back.
Take responsibility for your own happiness
Love is grand, but at the end of the day the only person we can hold accountable for our happiness is ourselves. Do volunteer work, exercise, host dinner parties—find what satisfies you, and go from there
Agree to disagree.
This is one of the most important relationship tips, as you both have strong opinions and therefore some issues will never be resolved. Respect each other’s point of view and agree not to argue about the same issue, unless it’s something that could get in the way of your future, like politics, religion, or values.
Set goals.
In addition to setting life goals, set relationship goals. For example: We aim to spend more time together outside rather than in front of the TV.
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