1.) Communicate effectively. Sharing your likes and dislikes should come natural in any good relationship, but the key here is to understand each other’s social desires before tying the knot. You should know what you’re getting into, before making the biggest commitment of your lives.
2.) Set expectations for each other. Not in the sense that you’re telling the other person what they can or can’t do, but simply letting them know what will make you feel more comfortable as a partner. For example, if you’re out clubbing until 2 am in the morning, I’m sure that checking in with your significant other a few times throughout the night would make them feel a little better about you partying late night with your boys.
3.) Sacrifice. It’s okay to miss watching NFL countdown on ESPN sometimes. It is probably not life or death that you skip on getting a mani/pedi at the same exact time every Saturday morning with your girls. Taking a moment to do something with your partner that you would not normally do goes a long way. Relationships are about sacrifice and this one is huge. Because when you give up something that you love doing then you’re sending a strong message to your loved one about how much you care.