Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Happy Couples

Does 'Peter' or 'Sally' count as a pet name?! :)

The 9 Secrets of Happy Couples

Loving couples: In a world where 40 percent of marriages end in divorce, you can't help but notice them. There they are, finishing each other's sentences or laughing in some dusky corner of a Chinese restaurant. They seem so wonderfully in sync, and they make the work of being a couple seem effortless. Of course, no intimate relationship ever is, especially once you factor in life's built-in pressures, like work deadlines, laundry and your daughter's orthodontist appointments.

But, says Jane Greer, Ph.D., Redbook Online's resident sex-and-relationships expert, there are certain core values that make some marriages more intimate and resilient than others. You could probably predict the list: trust, mutual respect, commitment and a strong sense of "we" in the relationship. What is surprising, experts point out, is that when you ask loving husbands and wives about the key to their devotion, over and over you'll hear the same things, specific habits that mirror these values. Learning these secrets can make your marriage closer too.

1. They use terms of endearment

2. They do stuff together

3. When the going gets tough, they don't call Mom or Dad

4. They stay connected to their parents

5. They don't nickel-and-dime about chores

6. They fight constructively

7. They give each other gifts

8. They never lose their sense of humor

9. They take "for better or for worse" seriously

Read the rest of the article (and the details of each 'secret') here.

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