What is your best advice to others about how to maintain a lasting relationship?

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Communication. Don't bottle up anger or resentment, talk it out.
Trust. Without honesty and trust, there is no relationship.
Respect. You're not going to agree on everything. Respect each other's opinions.
Affection. Never stop showing your partner how much they mean to you.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@AbbeyRhode And never give up intimacy. Ive been married to my 2nd wife for just over 30 years. We let that go away for a
little while, but have since rekindled that area. We are both still very fit, and she is still super sexy. I tell her that all the time.

I know couples that let themselves go to the point where they don't want their husband to see them naked, let alone have
sex. It ruined my friends marriage. He was still attracted to her, they both gained weight and he didn't care if she was
fat. But she was so embarrassed that she would not let him touch her.