11 Old Married Couples Reveal The Small Things That Keep Their Relationship Strong
If you want your relationship to last, you need to treat your person right. You need to put in effort every single day. Here are some things that happily married couples do to keep their marriage strong:
âLetting her know when Iâm upset so that she doesnât have to guess and we can talk about it.â â ssjgoat
âWe walk our dog together every day. It sounds dumb, but just talking for 20 minutes about nothing is nice.â â thirteenthfox2
âWe both agreed that whenever we start to have an argument to do a gut check, i.e. check if either one of us is hungry. If so, end the argument immediately, eat something, and wait half an hour to see if we want to resume arguing. We now argue about twice a year.â â SsurebreC
âIâm one of those people that absolutely suck at knowing what to say when trying to comfort someone and Iâll always wind up saying something that just makes it worseâĤ I think the best relationship advice I have ever received is that you donât have to always verbally comfort them and you can still let them know you care by just being there â holding their hand or just sitting with them while theyâre sad. This saves me many times.â â Richard_james2
âDonât be afraid to admit fault and donât make excuses. If you hurt them, even if you didnât mean to, apologize.â â not_just_amwac
âJust letting things go. Seriously. Donât argue about every little thing that pisses you off.â â FlakeyGurl
âGiving each other personal space but expressing our love for each other every chance we get. There have been many days where weâll find ourselves busy but one will always come to the other at some point to say we havenât looked at the other enough. Weâll hold each other, look at each other for a few minutes, just being present with each other and tell each other weâre madly in love with the other and kiss.â â delibertine
âThis is a big one for me â whenever my wife talks about me in front of other people she always, always says the absolute best things about me, even though I give her plenty to complain about. She even does it when Iâm not around since friends mention my wife said this or that. All of our friends think Iâm a rockstar husband and father and I think this is largely due to me fitting the role she made for me. She wins me respect from others just by speaking good things about me.â â sonofespresso
âHe helps with everything around the house; laundry, dishes, cleaning, our daughter. I help with everything outside the house; mow, trim, move heavy shit, car maintenanceâĤetc. There is no his and hers chores. We all live under the same roof, weâre all into taking care of it together.â â sauerpatchkid
âI got advice a while back to ânever stop dating.â We try to keep it consistent and go on a date once a month. Sure, we go out to eat often and do other things here and there, but on our date night is special. Each month we rotate who plans the dinner, activity. Itâs really nice because I get to make her feel special and cared about. Thatâs what matters most. We all get busy with work, kids, hobbies, family, etc. Itâs important to carve out time to maintain your relationship.â â pepesilvia189
âGratitude. My husband and I say thank you not just for the big stuff but also the little things, like running a chore or making dinner, and we are both incredibly grateful to be loved by the other. Weâre each otherâs biggest fans and supporters. Itâs us against the world, and that helps us get over the petty shit.â â BlackPearlSiren