Love is in fact older than Science or philosophy, and is it so intricate and so delicate in its nature that neither cold-blooded scientific scrutiny nor attempts at philosophical analysis can entirely disclose its nature, significance, heights, depths or time limits.

Genuine love is more than sentiment, more than respect, more than good-will, more than admiration - more than all of them combined.

According to Dr Rob Biltion of the Life Management Centre in Canada, relationship is a "mutual filling of needs." This is a very good and useful definition to remember, and it'll come in handy one day.

To keep your relationship or marriage long lasting, accept that there will be a period in your life with your partner when your partner does not need you as often as it used to be.

Many people tend to believe that everything should stay the same and everything should be the same. Nothing stays the same in this world. Things change. It is how you cope with the change that will help you to keep your relationship healthy, fulfilling, and long lasting.

Anyone in a relationship is going to face its ups and downs. We are human, after all. No one can escape from it. No one person can go through a relationship with no ups and downs; this will be too boring, and there is no reason to stay in such a monotonous relationship.

What is the secret to a long lasting, healthy and fulfilling relationship?

It is the HABIT of constantly explaining to yourself that all the good will come to you and your partner in your relationship - every single MOMENT, every single SECOND.

This is exactly the secret all successful people know, but find it hard to explain.

It is indeed very useful to learn all you can about human nature and human relationships.

Very often, there is really nothing wrong with you if you face a relationship crisis. You just need to learn to rise above the relationship problem and look at the big picture. Know the truth of relationships and love, arm yourself with the knowledge of why you think and behave the way you do and why your partner thinks and behaves the way he or she does -- and you can set yourself free.

Next issue, I'll tell you the factors that are going to determine whether your relationship is heading for a failure right from the beginning and what the strategies are that you should adopt so that you can keep your relationship long lasting.

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