There is a very specific ratio that makes love last. That “magic ratio” is 5 to 1. This means that for every negative interaction during conflict, a stable and happy marriage has five (or more) positive interactions.
Rule #5: You Can't Trust the Bad Boy (The Rules of Love)
1. Respect Each Other. The first rule to keeping a strong, romantic relationship is to treat your loved one with respect. You have to respect your partner's time, heart, character, and, of course, his or her trust.
Half age plus seven rule: In dating/romantic/intimate relationships, the age of the younger person should not be less than half the age of the older person plus seven years.
This item: Rule #2: You Can't Crush on Your Sworn Enemy (The Rules of Love)
Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of "friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. It is also known as the six handshakes rule.
Our golden rule for couples is: “Do unto others as they would have you do unto them.” Instead of treating our partner as we would like to be treated, we need to treat them as they want to be treated.
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Men desire need respect. Most of the time even more than love. This is true both in private and out with friends. You may love him to death but if you continue to belittle him, he'll be gone.
So I recently discovered the 777 Rule for Healthy Marriages. Every 7 Days go on a date. Every 7 Weeks go on an overnight getaway. And Every 7 Months go on a week vacation.
Challenge yourself to spend 10 seconds each day thinking about something positive in your relationship or about your partner. This kind of positive thinking, even for 10 seconds a day, can have a huge impact on your relationship. Why? Because many times it only takes 10 seconds to remember why we love our partner.
The 2-2-2 Rule involves going on a date night every two weeks, spending a weekend away every two months and taking a week-long vacation away every two years. The idea behind it is that prioritizing and planning to spend time together strengthens your relationship.
Enter the 2-2-2 rule: Try and swing a date night every two weeks, a weekend away every two months and a week away every two years. The rule has its origins on a Reddit thread from 2015 and has in recent weeks reappeared on social media as a form of relationship advice.
Popularized by the romcom, the three-day dating rule insists that a person wait three full days before contacting a potential suitor. A first-day text or call is too eager, a second-day contact seems planned, but three days is, somehow, the perfect amount of time.
When you're using the 5-second rule, you're not ruminating about the pros and cons of going to an event; you RSVP within 5 seconds. If you see an attractive stranger at a bar that keeps catching your eye, you take that first step towards them within 5-seconds of having the impulse to introduce yourself.
The 24 Hour Rule is a simple and effective method for saving relationships, particularly when you are tempted to act out of high emotion: When emotion is high, don't let words fly. Stop! Give it 24 Hours before you act.
In every relationship you have, you own 50% of the responsibility. Not one percent more, not one percent less. This percentage is fixed. It never changes.
Rule #10: You Can't Forgive Your Ex Best Friend (The Rules of Love)
“My 333 strategy is based on dating three people, at the same time, for three months, and giving them three chances if something bothers you comes up. A chance to talk about it and see if you can work through things together to help break out of falling into disposable dating traps too.
In general terms, the 3×3 rule in marriage indicates that each person in the relationship should get 3 hours of quality time alone with their spouse and 3 hours of alone time by themself.
5 and 7: These two together form a relationship that is free from rules and regulations. Both of them have pretty much the same mindset. They love their personal space and do not mind providing the other person with their share of space.
Rule 4. Intellect and Love are made of different materials. Intellect ties people in knots and risks nothing, but love dissolves all tangles and risks everything. Intellect is always cautious and advises, 'Beware too much ecstasy,' whereas Love says, 'Oh, never mind!
Rule 40: “Life without love is of no account. Love has no labels and no definitions. It is what it is, pure and simple.” “Learn to say goodbye” says Madonna's song, and from the poems of Jalaluddin Al-Rumi, “To be free, is to be human!”
Rule #4: You Can't Misinterpret a Mistletoe Kiss (The Rules of Love)