After so many years of a relationship, you are bound to many trials. That is the time that some trials failed both of you to be together for another year. Some overcome those trials and become more strong with their relationship.
What makes a relationship overcome all trials? We have different characters in life. Some are kind and some are not. Some are patient and some are not. Some are understanding and some are not. Some love to travel and some don't. Even though both are in love with each other, love can still fail. Both need understanding, cooperation and good communication.
Adverse life is sometimes feel by the person who doesn't feel the love from their parents. No one cares for them until they finally find somebody who will love them more. Because of the depression caused when the person was still young, you'll feel that he or she needs you so much. You will tend to love him more because you want him to feel how to be loved.
Respect is important to a relationship. Everybody need respect. If your partner doesn't respect you, he or she doesn't know how to respect your family and friends as well. There are instances, a person doesn't respect you at all, but he or she respects your family and friends, both of you need to talk. Love can make you learn. Love can change you from bad to good.
In a relationship, it is normal to some misunderstandings and fights, but not to the extent that you both hurt each other physically. It is not healthy for a relationship to have physical fights. If both don't fight physically, and both talk about their problems, love will really grow.
We do promise something to our love ones, but sometimes, even though, we don't want to broke our promise, we still, because of good reasons. Maybe, it's fine if we did it once or twice, but too many broken promises will lead to not listening and not believing the person, neither. We must not broke our promises to make your partner love you more.
We all need freedom. If somebody would want to take away your freedom and control your life, definitely, you'll never be happy and tend to leave the person. We must not take away ones freedom because that is important in our life. What we are doing makes us happy. Being happy will make your family and friends happy too.
Being true to yourself means you are sincere in everything you do. Some show respect and kindness to all because of personal reasons. Maybe, they like somebody and figured it out that if you show kindness to others, the person will like and love you, but the truth is, you are not sincere. After awhile, you will show your real bad attitude. Do you think, the person will love you more? Sincerity counts a lot.
Many of us are very thoughtful to the person we love. Even though, being thoughtful is not the primary reason why you'll love the person more, it adds a lot.
If somebody needs help, they are present to help and don't expect something in return, that makes you love the person more.
If we have our own family, your focus should be on your family and work. It's fine if you go out occasionally, but frequently, definitely not. You will love the person more if the person spends more time with the family rather than his friends.
After so many years of relationship, you don't feel unwanted because he doesn't cheat you. He doesn't mingle with other girls. He is focus on his work and family. Friends gatherings are fine, but that is suppose to be, occasionally.
Loving a person is priceless. Respect, trust and honesty make both people love each other more.