Relationships Talk

A relationship advice thread was kicked off on Reddit this week by user ‘Iron Wolf’, an Italian-American man in his late thirties, who asked what the best tips were for a happy relationship

One male user aged 30-34 highlighted the importance of fighting a problem together, rather than attacking each other, and many revealed just how important feeling appreciated was

Another male user aged 35-39 explained that doing simple tasks to help around the house and make each other’s lives easier went a long way

Meanwhile a male user who described himself as ‘over 30’ told just how important it was not to become complacent in the bedroom and to go the extra mile to make your partner feel sexy

Elsewhere an experienced male partner, aged 35-39, revealed that he and his partner tried to outdo each other’s acts of kindness without keeping a score

‘Each person should be putting in 100%’: Another male user highlighted just how important it was for both parties to put 100% into the relationship

Meanwhile another man revealed that Michael Douglas said his relationship with Catherine Zeta Jones has lasted so long because they give each other the benefit of the doubt

Meanwhile a user by the name of Jeffrey Patterson argued that it is essential to take your partner’s complaints on board, however small they seem to you, as they are important to them

Another user by the name of Kendrick Shalamar quickly learned that it wasn’t worth lying as you would have trouble remembering the tales you told

A female user admitted that once she turned her complaints into requests they were taken on board much better by the other party

Laura, 30, shared her tip, which was never to argue to win but to solve an issue which could keep reoccurring if not resolved

‘Don’t fight situations, it’s me and you against the world’, another male user agreed, revealing that stressful situations brought him closer to his wife

A man, aged 40-44, highlighted the importance of telling your partner you love them every morning and see if you could stop being annoyed by something before asking them to change

‘Complacency breeds stagnation’, one user highlighted the importance of not becoming lazy in a relationship, and continuing with the effort you began with, in every area

‘Back in the days we didn’t throw things away, we fixed them’, was the response from another user on the viral relationship advice thread

A female American user revealed that her mother told her how important it was to be happy with yourself and not place all your joy on your relationship

‘If I’m only giving 50% where is the other 50% going?’ another user recited James Brolin saying about his relationship with Barbara Streisand

‘Any fool can fall in love but staying in love is a lot of work’, another user in their twenties said never to stop working at a relationship

One user revealed a common mistake women made was trying to change their man, while men hoped their women would always stay the same

‘Accept it or reject it. Tolerating anything will kill you’, a friend’s mother told one user in the viral thread

‘They say the grass is always greener. But if you water your own grass just watch how green it will grow’, one user, describing himself a ‘happily married co-worker’ wrote

‘Communication is the foundation of every relationship’, another user said, citing his father as the source of the advice