laughter & honesty!
we laugh our way through most of our petty arguments and am (brutally) honest/transparent with each other!
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We are pretty amazing communicators and NEVER let things fester.. if something is bugging us about each other even a little, we squash it right away
And we have a ton of fun together just doing nothing.
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Humor and similar ethics.
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Don't sweat the small stuff!
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Pick your battles and kindness
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Humor for sure! And not letting things build up if we are upset. We talk right away.
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Communication.
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Laughter, honesty, communication, selflessness and a give & take! Can't win them all.
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Same as @MRSJYW, laughter and honestly. While we are serious when necessary, we honestly laugh and joke about everything. There is never a dull moment. We're also brutally honest. I ask, "does this dress make me look fat?" I expect honesty.
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@JoJoGirl: this exactly! We have a rule that we can't blow up at each other for something bugging you if you haven't said anything yet! And no bringing up old fights in new ones or low blows. We are supposed to be partners! We also are very honest with each other.
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No nagging or trying to control each other. Trust and honesty.
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open book, no secrets; and that we love spending most of our free time together
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laughter & honesty/trust
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No scorekeeping. I never think of any of our chores or responsibilities as 'my job' or 'his job'. If I see something that needs to get done, I do it and vice versa. Nothing hotter than a man doing dishes!
And he can make me laugh like no other.
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Red, red wine.
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@mrbee: HAHAHAH YES!
Humor and shared interests.
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Spending lots of time together, laughter, and trying to get over things quickly when we argue.
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@Alivoo01: 100% the same! Humor and same ethics. We grew up in a similar family environment so we just "get" each other.
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@grizz: I love that you said "no scorekeeping". We need to definitely work on doing this more.
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I am a strong believer that all you need is love. If you truly love your SO then you will find the strength to compromise, trust, forgive and do whatever is necessary to work through hard times.
It is probably very naive of me, but I am often baffled hearing about reasons why people got divorced. None of them make sense to me other than the two people stopped loving each other.
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@mrbee: lol!
Laughter and goals. We're both goal oriented people and we share the same goals. It gives us hope when we go through a rough patch.
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I'd say love, admiration and laughter. we don't fight, but sometimes we pretend to. we can't keep it going without laughing though.
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I don't know if there is a "secret"! We just work together. We don't get sick of each other and rarely have girl/guy time separately (it's usually couples). I've learned to like his passions (Michigan State mostly!) and share those with him. A lot of the previous posters said it though - it's love that really makes us work!
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Jesus, laughter and communication!
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Being up front about what we want/need/expect, and saying thank you and I love you as much as possible
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Physical touch. Even if we're pissed, we'll hold hands or sit right up against each other and it helps to feel connected. Getting rid of the physical barriers/distance seems to help maintain emotional closeness too.
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Being really good friends. You are not going to be in love every day, forever; but if we're friends, we'll get through those periods in our relationship.
Also, having similar values and beliefs doesn't hurt. I think it also helps that we sowed our oats before getting together!
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We are best friends. We laugh and love a lot.
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@chopsuey119: I agree about Jesus!
Also communication and love.
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Communication. Laughter, and the fact that we love to spend time with each other (similar interests, similar goals)
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We laugh a lot! And common interests. It also helps that we are total opposites. I'm a high strung, bipolar emotional wreck and DH is oatmeal. It works.
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teamwork! In addition to parenting, cooking/entertaining together is pretty huge for us. Not sure we always do well with not letting things fester, since it is sometimes easier to let things roll in the moment, so that is something to work on!
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@chopsuey119: ...What she said!
We're BFFs. We laugh together every day. And, we always apologize... even if we were wrong. Our fights last a whole 10 minutes max.
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Hmmm.
Jokes, sex, and Jesus.
Dead serious.
And we have a ton of fun together just doing nothing.
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