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46 Things You Need To Remind Yourself To Make A Relationship Last

A successful relationship comes down to two things. The right person and the right time. 
Kirsten Corley
September 14, 2016
“If a guy leaves when things get a little rocky, it means he is lacking in the most important quality you need in a partner, and that is a man who is committed not only to you, but to making it work.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
“For a relationship to last, you need to have depth of connection. You need to know your partner intimately, and this goes way beyond his bedroom skills. You need to know who he is, what he wants out of life, and what his hopes, dreams, and fears are. You need to connect to each other in an honest, unguarded way.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“A healthy, loving relationship is one where two people can be their authentic selves and look at what they can give to the relationship, rather than what they can get from it. Both people complement each other and are able to give what the other needs and happily receive what their partner has to give. You should never have to fight for someone’s love, or plot ways to make someone love you.   When it’s real and genuine, it will flow easily and effortlessly.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice
“In order to fall in love with the right person, you need to be in the right place emotionally. If you don’t find love from within, you will never be able to let it in from the outside.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“In order to correctly identify the right one for you, you need to know who you are. You need to know your values, your boundaries, your fundamental needs, your wants, what you can compromise on, and what your absolute deal-breakers are.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice
“Often we reject the guys who would be good to us (and for us) because we are not yet in a place where we can receive true love. Instead we feel drawn to the guys who are unavailable, and we get caught up in trying to prove our worth and show him we’re good enough. This toxic dating style happens when you don’t feel worthy of love on some level… and going after these kinds of guys validates that notion.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice
“When you’ve been hurt you are faced with a choice: hold onto it and stay hurt, or just let it go.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“When a guy shows a genuine interest in who you are and what you like, he is invested. And when he takes the information gathered about what you like and goes out of his way to give it to you, he is in love.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“When you stop stressing out over the relationship, you are free to really be   in   the relationship.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“Men are typically more responsive to compliments about something they’ve done rather than who they are.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice
“All the relationship advice in the world won’t make any difference if you’re choosing the wrong guy.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“Infatuation causes you to fall in love with an image rather than an actual person.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“if you want to find lasting love and prevent yourself from getting hurt, you’ll need to learn how to use your head little more than your heart, at least in the beginning.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“The best way to do this is to try to go slowly. Ease into the relationship instead of diving in head first. This will create an environment for you to allow your level of interest and attraction to grow steadily over time, rather than flooding you all at once in a big emotional tsunami.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“When you first meet someone, you want to spend every minute of every day with him. You talk for hours and hours on the phone, text all day, you can’t get enough. The obvious reason this is problematic is because you may end up relying too heavily on the relationship for your   happiness, but also, you don’t get a break from the emotional excitement and stimulation of it all. Then, if you realize this guy may not be right for you, you’ll be in too deep to get yourself out of the situation.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
“So many girls make the mistake of getting caught up in how the guy feels about them rather than focusing on how   they   feel about   him.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“The common thread in most of these cases is that these women are choosing men who clearly are not husband— or even relationship— material and hoping that by some chance the men will suddenly transform into the knights in shining armor they want.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“He loves your good qualities and accepts and embraces the bad   without making you feel guilty for having flaws.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“He is there for you when you need him, even if it’s   inconvenient for him.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“He considers you when making decisions, both big and small.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“He has similar beliefs and values. This one seems so obvious yet it’s so often overlooked. Love does not in fact conquer all. If you are not fundamentally compatible, you will face major hurdles ahead. If he is going to be your life partner,”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“He communicates with you, even about tough issues and even if one of you is upset with the other.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice
“He wants to make it work. He’s willing to put in any amount of effort. If there is a problem, he wants to find a way to solve it. He wants to work harder, to be better, to be his best self. The important thing to keep in mind is that people have different ideas about what it means to put effort into a relationship.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship
“A big mistake I see women making is blaming themselves when a relationship falls apart. They torture themselves with could haves and should haves. I should have been less needy, I should have been more agreeable, I could have been more supportive, etc. Yeah, you could have done all that, but it wouldn’t have mattered if he wasn’t committed to making it work.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“Sex life is only one piece of the puzzle, yet for a lot of couples it’s the only leg the relationship has to stand on.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, life advice
“Instead I felt insecure, panicked, anxious, and perpetually on edge, but I couldn’t let go because of my strong feelings for him. Those feelings locked me in a tight grip, and it was only when the relationship inevitably imploded that I was able to see just how toxic   the situation truly was. It wasn’t that he was a bad guy; he was just bad for me.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“At the end of the day, you usually already know the answers to your dating questions.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“In a good, strong, healthy relationship, you feel loved and secure. You don’t question whether your man is using you and if the things he says are genuine. You just feel at ease. Feeling constantly on edge, waiting anxiously for the other shoe to drop, is usually a sign that something is amiss and your instincts are trying to open your eyes to a reality you don’t want to see.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“This is   not   what love looks like! When someone truly loves you, you will not have to mold yourself in order to fit with him; the pieces will naturally click.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“The reason most people are so jaded is they stay in relationships that aren’t working for way too long. They try to be what the other person needs, they try to make it work by any means necessary, they try with all their might and they wind up broken and defeated.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice