Every guy/girl you see on Campus, the street and in church these days will tell you he/she is in a relationship. But some are just into it not knowing the Basics of a relationship, so sad. A relationship has to bring out a the best in you and a better YOU (both parties).
To get the best from a relationship, we need to understand the rules surrounding it. It is one thing to get attracted to someone, and it is another thing to love the person. But the most important thing is sustaining it. Here are a few tips to help you keep your relationship working, fresh, perfect, happy, enduring and healthy:





1. Make your partner your best friend.
Love is important but when it comes to human, Love can fade away while friendship lasts forever. l have seen love fade away in relationships times without number and things never got back to being the same. l have also seen best friends disagree, fight, depart and come back to being friends again. Apply that friendship to your relationship and your relationship will last long and will be full of encitement.





2. Have Integrity.
When you are a Responsible and Decent person, your partner will find it easier to understand and trust you, and the relationship will stand a better chance of overcoming challenges.





3. Respect.
Respect is reciprocal, so always act in ways that respect your partner/yourself and he/she would always maintain respect for you too. The trust is that we all like to be respeected, no matter our status or personality. Respect plays a vital role in evry relationship, women love it and men love to be respected. Respect brings out the King in the man and the Queen out of the woman likewise.





4. Learn how to manage your differences.
Disagreements/conflicts shouldn’t end a relationship it's immature that quarrel ends a relationship, no matter how delicate it is, but strengthen it. Learn how to handle anger, jealousy, pride and other negative feelings that are unavoidable because of the differences between two people. The truth is you can control anything, if only you're determined to.





5. Spend time with each other and communicate.
Spend time with each other because that’s the only way you can know each other better. In its absence, people drift apart and all of a sudden become strangers to each other. If you don’t like or understand something your partner is doing, talk about it and find out why he/she is doing it. Don’t just assume because you could be wrong or maybe he/she may get angry or will like it. Try as much as possible to talk and deliberate on issues through. By doing this, you will get to know him/her better you may even know his/her fears, believes and plans through communication on issues generally.





6. Become a team.
This is when two unique individuals with different perspectives and strengths come together to become one. Be the best two one can ever see, one can chase a thousand, but two than chase tens of thousand only if they work as a team with dedication and dilignece.





7. Be clear about your needs.
A relationship is not a guessing game. Be clear about your needs and ensure you support/encourage your partner to meet them. Also make efforts to meet your partner’s emotional needs. We all have needs.





8. Be willing to apologize when wrong.
Anyone can make a mistake but the willingness to make up after an argument is important in every happy relationship. Drop the pride and negative ego you have because it can never make a relationship reach its promise land. Be the best person he/she has ever met, leave a print of excellence in his/her life. Forget the selfish gains and reach out to create a Bond. Let him/her always thak God the he/she met you. Impact his/her life in many positive ways because a relationship without Growth from both parties is a complete waist of time.





Hope this will create a new positive mindset in someones life out there.