I agree with the above answers. IT HAS TO BE BOTH WAYS.
It should be a case of appreciation, respect and love; of waking up EVERYDAY and treating her/him as if it were the first. Of not forgetting WHY you love that person, of not taking them "for granted," that they will be there "all the time," as if they "have no free will, when of course they do." By treating them as an individual and not an extension of YOU, you remember that they are individuals who are extremely IMPORTANT to you, who you fell for HARD and deserve and more importantly, EARNED your love, respect and admiration! Instead of forgetting this, you should be more in love with them NOW than when you met them!
Many (if not the greatest number of people) get "Love and Infatuation" confused. What I mean is this; Love conquers all, the good and the bad. Infatuation is based on the physical and only stays good, usually 1 to 9 months. This is also called the "Limerence Phase," and is where their little "maddening things" turn cute. Things like leaving the toilet lid up, the lid off the toothpaste lid, etc., all become "cute." Eight months later, it p*sses you off, lol. That's because the "limerence" stage is over, and now people suddenly believe they are "no longer in love." THIS IS NOT TRUE. Its just that they've grown out of stage 1 of relationships. Now they are in stage 2, which is totally different and deals with merging 2 people into 1 couple. But, when the cuteness wears off, they assume, the love wears off, settle down and realize this is just a growth pattern, you still love each other, just in a more mature manner! This is great and lasts longer.
http://www.gramps.org/limerence/
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Limerence&sp=1&fr2=sp-top&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&ei=UTF-8&SpellState=n-2252225867_q-LrDdP8J7UxAJnS6iup5QfgAAAA%40%40
2007-01-22 18:25:44
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answered by AdamKadmon 7
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1. Choose your woman carefully. Start with an honest, chaste woman who is capable of being faithful.
2. Be honest with her. You must respect her if you want her to respect you. You must express appreciation for what she does and let her know that you expect her to appreciate you & not to take you for granted.
3. You must be faithful to her & let her know that you expect her to be faithful to you, & you will never accept her cheating on you.
4. Get to know her and her family. You can often tell a lot about a person's values by meeting their family. Sometimes the person is good & the family is bad, but usually they are alike.
2007-01-22 17:26:23
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answered by yellow dog 1
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Rewritten as "What is the formula for a good relationship?" There is no such formula. A relationship between two people has its own unique formula. Each individual within the relationship has its own unique formula. Many say communication is the key... but honestly, communication can be a crutch also (an example is if it is abusive). They say men are from mars and women are from venus and they will never understand each other... to tell you the truth, it is the same for gay relationships also -- even though both are from mars.
2007-01-22 20:27:50
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answered by Anonymous Answers 1
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if the man is dealing with women that are trash, he will never get the kind of love he deserves, how do you expect a woman to value a man when she doesn't even value herself enough to know that she has a man worth cherishing, an unappreciated man should raise his standards as far as the woman he chooses to invest in
2007-01-22 17:24:46
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answered by Anonymous
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Most men dont disrespect women. Just like most women don't disrespect men so you question is based on a false premiss, Great bit of ego massaging btw. Trouble is many young feminists are clicking onto young men saying what they want to hear to get laid.. but good luck anyway.
2016-05-23 23:58:57
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answered by ? 4
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Give her a challenge! Maybe I am the only one who thinks this, but a lot of girls go for the bad guy because we want someone who we can't manipulate, but who will challenge us. Unfortunately, bad guys aren't a good challenge, they usually mess us up. I am lucky, I found a good guy, who challenges me constantly, so I am always interested in the relationship. I used to get soooo bored with the nice guys because they would bend to my every whim. Sometimes its not about bending. Sometimes you need to be a little hard to get, so that we have something to do. What else can we do with our feminine wiles?
2007-01-22 17:43:39
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answered by Anonymous
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Please let me know if you find the answer to this one! It feels like the harder I try to make life easier for her, the more 'taken for granted' I feel. Not sure if this is me just being sensative to it, or what.
2007-01-22 17:22:04
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answered by Jon S 2
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Take it to the "singles and dating" Category.
2007-01-22 18:35:09
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answered by Anonymous
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No clue darlin', this isn't quite the category for that question.
2007-01-22 18:14:47
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answered by DEATH 7
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Honesty is tops for me. Next, would be humor.
2007-01-22 17:19:03
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answered by crystal89431 6
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