10 Tips for Building a Healthy, Happy & Lasting Relationship

Whatever the reasons your last relationship ended, it never hurts to be reminded of what you need to make one work.

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I’ve had several failed relationships in my past. They all stemmed from not following some of the basic rules of building happy and healthy relationships — which meant they were never built to last.

Lasting relationships all have a few simple things in common. But because they’re so simple, it’s easy to forget or overlook them. When we start looking for a new partner, or get into a new relationship, we can skip one or two of those basics and create a shaky foundation for the relationship.

Keep these tips in mind to make your next relationship healthy, happy, and built to last.

Don’t try to change each other

I think everyone has met that person. The one that you think to yourself, “Oh, if only he/she did/didn’t have this one thing, they’d be the absolute perfect person for me.” And that thought makes you very tempted to think you can just change that one thing (or two things) and boom, you’ve got your soulmate.

But the reality is you can’t, and shouldn’t, change someone else. People will only change when…