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Researchers for the British wedding-planning Web site confetti.co.uk have compiled a list the “vital ingredients” for lasting love. They surveyed 3,000 married people and discovered some common traits in happy couples:
These are the common traits for couples before marriage:
- They met through friends
- Married after three-and-a-half years of courtship
- Married at age 31 for the groom and age 29 for the bride
These are the common traits for happy couples after marriage:
- Say the L-word at least once a day
- Keep the spark alive with three calls, e-mails or texts during each workday
- Kiss four times per day
- Spend three nights per week cuddling on the sofa
- Waited two years and two months before starting a family
- Take two romantic meals out each month
- Have sex three or more times per week
- Have two separate nights out with friends per month
- Take two weekends away per year
So, why are we sharing this with you? We thought it might be a way of you making a personal assessment of how you are relating to your beloved on a regular basis. You may find places where you can improve and places where you’re already doing OK. In reality, all of us can stand a bit of improvement in some area(s).
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Here’s to your relationship success!
Jesse and Melva
