“Understand that you will both meet different versions of each other as you grow as people. Learn how to still have that time to yourself to be better for each other.”
“Never stop acting like you’re dating. Go on dates and flirt. Act just as you would if you had just met, and it really helps to keep that spark alive!”
“We trust each other! Seemingly just about every argument couples have are rooted in a lack of trust. Are they cheating? Are they spending money? Are they secretly wanting something different? We communicate openly, and we don’t question each other’s motives because we trust that we are true to each other in all ways. When things get tough, we run toward each other instead of away from each other.”
“Invest heavily in the friendship. When your relationship hits the bumpy patches, and it will, a solid foundation built on friendship goes a long way.”
“Pick your battles. You aren’t going to agree on everything, but every disagreement doesn’t have to be a big thing. If it’s important to you and a big deal to you, make that clear, but every argument or disagreement should not be a huge event.”
“I make a point at least a few times a week of looking at my partner through the eyes of a stranger. He’s still a stone cold fox.”
“Compromise and admit when you’re wrong. Been married 41 years.”
“When my husband asked me to marry him, he got down on one knee and said ‘marriage is hard work’ before he popped the question. It is hard work that continuously requires communication, listening without solving, and admission of being not right. Love is respect, and it carries into not only intellectual but physical intimacy.”
“Just had our 39th anniversary, and the answer is easy: humor. If your spouse makes you laugh every day, you are truly blessed.”
“In one word, respect. Respect your mate’s feelings and opinions even when you disagree.”
“Forgiveness. Genuinely wiping the slate clean. ‘Love keeps no record of wrongs,’ someone once said.”
"You choose to love the person even when you don’t ‘feel’ like it. Love isn’t a feeling, it’s a choice.”
“During arguments, we never use the words ‘you did this’ or ‘you did that’ to start a sentence. We use ‘I feel’ or ‘I’ statements only. Anything else puts the other person on the defensive automatically. Game-changer for our communication skills.”
“Never give up. Never quit working on it. Wake up every day willing to put in the time, effort, and nurturing it requires. Anything worth having doesn’t come easy, you gotta work for it.”
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That's like 400 years. Are you vampires?
That's 'only' 45 years. But they still could be vampires :).