Tomorrow is mine and my husband's two year wedding anniversary and in
August we will have been together for fourteen years. We have been
together for such a huge chunk of my life that I can't imagine what
my adult life would look like without him. Without being too vomit
inducing, I have to say that I feel really really lucky that I found
someone that I love so much that I want to have by my side for the
rest of my days.
To mark the occasion, I thought I would share fourteen relationship
lessons I have learned along the way. I am not saying we are perfect
and I don't know what our futures hold, but at this moment in time we
are pretty bloody happy together and have been for the fourteen years
we have had together so far. We can get on each others nerves and we
do fall out sometimes but we love each other a lot and have had a
pretty solid relationship for long time. We've ridden the waves that
life has thrown at us and we've done it together, and I wouldn't have
it any other way.
Everything in this list applies to both people in the relationship!
Trust is a big part of a relationship and if you don't trust each other then I believe that you need to address and fix it asap or there is no relationship.
Honesty
Trust is a two way street and as well as trusting your partner, they need to be able to trust you too. Be as honest with them as you expect them to be with you.
Appreciation
Sometimes it can be easy to take your other half for granted, don't forget to let your partner know you appreciate the nice things they do for you. A 'thank you' goes a long way (as does making someone a brew).
