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10 Tips for Keeping Your Relationship from Ending Up in the Dumpster

Posted: 02/23/2012 10:07 am
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Over time, even the strongest long-term relationships can become routine. By addressing your issues and breaking patterns -- in a positive way -- you can bring a breath of fresh air to your partnership, keep things from souring, and reintroduce some passion into your lives.

Here are 10 tips for keeping your relationship from ending up in the dumpster:

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Your ability to talk things out is your best policy for a healthy relationship.

Allow each other a timed period of speaking and explaining; then change positions and practice listening. You'll be surprised at the amount of words that may have been left unheard in a previous conversation.
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Over time, even the strongest long-term relationships can become routine. By addressing your issues and breaking patterns -- in a positive way -- you can bring a breath of fresh air to your partnershi...
Over time, even the strongest long-term relationships can become routine. By addressing your issues and breaking patterns -- in a positive way -- you can bring a breath of fresh air to your partnershi...

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InVinoVeritasBC
Ask yourself why...
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02:08 PM on 02/24/2012
Of these, only 2 are even close to valid tips. Eat on the ground? Why, just so my back can hurt? Lame
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DonnieReillyMMA
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01:22 PM on 02/23/2012
Those are X pills in the front page image, right? I clicked through thinking HuffPo had finally got something right, then nothing in the article itself. WTF
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TomeOfBullos
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12:43 PM on 02/23/2012
The TomeOfBullos method of keeping a relationship sound:
Step one. Do not behave like the majority of people who read the Huffington Post or write articles for it.
Step two. ???
Step three. Everlasting love.
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timbohp
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12:26 PM on 02/23/2012
An indoor picnic on a cold or rainy day works wonders too!
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blacksmithn
Iron, cold iron, is master of them all...
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12:16 PM on 02/23/2012
9 out of 10!

So far, so good...
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Ssebo
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11:33 AM on 02/23/2012
TV in the bedroom? Please.... Research has shown couples with a TV in the bedroom engage in sex 30% less than comparable couples without the bedroom screen. Granted it was an Italian study but it should get us thinking as well.
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evilchihuahua
Crossing the line just because it's there.
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12:43 PM on 02/23/2012
It has to have a DVD player hooked up to it.
Regular TV fare will ruin a love life faster than flannel granny nighties.
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TooKrunk
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01:07 PM on 02/23/2012
I agree. The bedroom is for sleeping and grinding, not watching Seinfeld reruns.
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lofttypeofaview
Glad I don't have Republican Stockholm Syndrome!
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11:14 AM on 02/23/2012
Excellent advise!
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KaraLauver
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11:05 AM on 02/23/2012
Great tips! I found that "pretending" like you're on vacation at home can really work...and it's excellent motivation to clean your room, too ;)
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