The Little Things Are the Big Things
Avoid Future Family Feuds
You Can't Bottle Up Your Feelings
Having Kids Isn't the Answer to Your Problems
You Must Be Happy With Yourself
Remind Yourself Why You Love Them
To Thine Partner Be True
Don't Become Blind to Your Partner's Affection
Fight Fair (and Bare)
Dissatisfaction Isn't an Excuse to Cheat
"If you grow dissatisfied with life or with your partner, address it with your partner and/or get a counsellor. Don't bad mouth your partner or situation to friends or family or a colleague or an ex as alternative to talking it out with your partner. Don't walk out or have an affair as a 'cry for help.' And don't assume that because internet relationships aren't physical, they're okay."
—laughingcow2012
Just Listen (It's Not That Hard)
Managing Money is the Key to Happiness
Be Best Friends First, Lovers Second
"Friendship comes above being lovers. Of course, sex is important in a marriage. But it is more important to cultivate and tend the enduring friendship you have with your spouse. He/she should be your best friend, confidant, and the person you call when you wake up next to a dead hooker in Vegas. OK, maybe not the last....but if you can laugh together you can cry together."
—abermarm
It All Comes Down to Your State of Mind
Take This Advice with a Grain of Salt
"My advice is don't listen to relationship advice. Other people's opinions and experiences have little value outside of their own relationships... it's up to you and your SO to figure out what works for you; what you want out of the relationship and what you're willing to tolerate. There is no set of rules or magic formula."
—Nihon_Lab_Tiger
Talk It Out Instead of Faking It
Partners Aren’t Mind Readers
People Change, and That’s Okay
Have Hobbies and Friends Separately
Marriages Aren’t 50/50
Put Effort into Improving Individually
Give Them the Benefit of the Doubt
Be on the Same Team
Don’t Go to Bed Mad…or Do
Say Please and Thanks
Apologize When You’re Wrong
It Isn’t About Butterflies
“When I look at my fiance I don't feel like a bolt of lightning, I don't get butterflies. It feels like security and comfort and contentment. You look at them and feel safe. It's intimacy and connection. But it doesn't feel like a fairy tale, it feels like your life but with someone who has your back.”
– missluluh