| Having a boyfriend can be a great thing; someone to | | | | things you can do are – |
| care about you and listen to your stories. A man that | | | | - Cook something nice for him one day, like a dinner |
| can help you when you’re in need, and never be | | | | from a cookbook or something that he would like. |
| afraid to back down to a challenge. This is the idle | | | | - Do something for him that’s romantic and |
| way for a boyfriend to be. But sometimes your | | | | attractive. Randomly surprise him when he least |
| boyfriend may loose site of why you’re together | | | | expects it. |
| with him and he may start to lose sight of the | | | | - Try something new with him; bring him out to |
| relationship. Usually, what he will do is start going out | | | | something he would enjoy. Or do something that he |
| more often with his friends, start disrespecting what | | | | likes with him, become his best friend. |
| you have to offer and he will not appreciate what you | | | | - Don’t ignore him, no matter how dumb or lame he |
| do for him. If this sounds familiar that means that your | | | | may be sometimes. Guys are sensitive in weird ways |
| relationship is at a weak point. | | | | and they get disappointed easily. |
| From the weak point (which usually occurs around the | | | | The trick to keeping the spark going in a relationship is |
| 2-4 year mark) you can do 1 of 2 things. Try to fix the | | | | to go the extra mile, and most of the time the efforts |
| relationship and make things better or let things play | | | | you put into it will benefit both of you significantly. |
| out and hope for the best (which is a 50/50 chance) | | | | Don’t let your relationship run down because you |
| Try to be honest with your partner and don’t lie | | | | have the chance to make it work, so basically all you |
| about things. Maintaining trust is an important step | | | | need to do is work on yourself as well as working on |
| when trying to keep a relationship balanced out. Make | | | | getting him to appreciate what you do for him and |
| sure he’s being honest with you but at the same | | | | who you are. It’s pretty simple. But what really |
| time give him his privacy and don’t get into his | | | | happens is that people don’t invest the time to |
| personal business (unless he allows you too). Other | | | | improve on their relationship, thus letting it hit the fan. |