Finding your happily ever after is difficult but maintaining it for ever and more rests entirely in your hands. A few small steps when the flower is blooming are going to help you build a support pillar for life. Solidify your friendship. How satisfied you feel in your relationship has to do with how connected you feel to your partner. You can become more securely attached, or connected, to your partner by developing a deeper friendship. To do that, incrementally spend more time with your partner doing something you both enjoy. Also, regularly ask for updates on your partner's likes, dislikes, current stressors, and new interests, as people change over time.

Overcome your fears. Before doing that sit and think what haunts you. One you know try to share it with your partner. Whatever the fear may be, such as fear of commitment; the fear of being alone; the fear of losing your independence; the fear of being hurt, and so on, share it!. Becoming aware of the fears that control you enables you to combat them and not let them interfere with your relationships.

It is great to have expectations! It is also natural to expect your partner to be there for you all the time; to love you unconditionally; to always understand you; to always remember your birthday. It is great to expect that you and your partner will always be in a good mood; will always be sexually attracted to one another, and so on. If you find out that your expectations are not fulfilled, rather than getting angry at your partner, ask yourself whether your expectations are realistic and attainable.

To build a rock-solid relationship, start by acknowledging rather than ignoring the ordinary moments in your relationship. If your partner wants to share something she's reading on the net, for example, take a minute to listen, and speak out in response. It may sound strange, but if you accumulate enough of the little things, when you really need your partner, you'll find he/she's there for you.

Women and men feel similar things but sometimes express their feelings differently, often according to society's conventions. However, both men and women experience the same core emotions such as sadness, anger, fear, and joy. Keep this in mind before you forma judgement about your partner.

The first step to finding a suitable partner is to distinguish between what you want and what you need in a partner, sort this out.