How to Keep a Relationship Alive: 12 Steps to Getting it Right

There is always that one couple that you see in the street or you know personally, who seem to have it all. They are madly in love and very happy. After 3 years or more everyone wonder "Aren't they sick of each other yet?" The answer is obviously no they are not.

Outsiders looking in may think that it is because the man is doing all the work that is how he treats all woman and the same goes for the woman, men feel that is just how she treats all men. That is farthest from the truth, it is just how they teat each other. If one would go to another person, he or she may not treat you the same as they would each other. When you find your true love here are some tips on how to keep the love growing.

1. Have a date night- Married or not you both have lives outside of the relationship and making one day a week all about you and your sweetie will make it even more special. As they say, "absences makes the heart grow fonder" A bonus will also be how much fun you have with one another.

2. Write a love letter- let your girlfriend or boyfriend know how much you love them. It does not have to 4 pages long and it can even be a poem. Just let them know once in a while that they are someone truly special in your life.

3. Good sex- Sex is not important especially if you are just starting out but it does help. Being in touch with one another's feelings in the bedroom can go a long way. Use scented candles or soothing music to get the mood started. When you are having sex don't make it about yourself getting satisfied but about the both of you getting an orgasm.

4. Fight-Yes that's right have an argument. I believe nothing is more boring than a couple who says they never fight. That is just an out right lie. Every couple argues and there is no shame in it. It only becomes unhealthy when names called and fists are being thrown. Those things are never acceptable. Fights help you find out how the other feels about certain topics like family and boundaries.

5. Respect- Without respect there is no relationship. Everyone no mater who they are or what they have done deserves respect. To be treated as an equal and nothing less.