27 Ways to Bulletproof Your Intimate Relationship: The Quick and Dirty Version

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  • Listen. Don’t fix. Listen.

  • Validate her. Affirm her. Questions? Ask her for help.

  • Don’t flirt with other women. Flirt with her.

  • Talk about your feelings. You won’t die of vulnerability.

  • Clean more.

  • Hold the door open for her.

  • Don’t criticize or attack her.

  • Say you’re mad when you’re mad.

  • Remember her birthday.

  • Initiate date night.

  • Tell her she’s sexy more.

  • Tell her she’s beautiful more (it’s different from sexy).

  • Don’t avoid her during arguments.

  • Know she’s scared you don’t love her if you do avoid her.

  • Cook more.

  • Keep yourself in decent physical shape.

  • Cap the video game/watching sports time a bit.

  • Don’t bag on her to your friends - talk with her about what frustrates you

  • Make eye contact.

  • Initiate sex more.

  • Tell her you understand how she’s feeling.

  • Treat others kindly. Especially her parents.

  • Don’t bag on her friends.

  • Don’t hide your emotions. She’ll read it on your face, chap.

  • Make yourself interesting. Pick a new hobby.

  • Prevent relationship boredom before it starts.

  • Prioritize ‘us’ as a couple that’s different from being parents together.

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