anchor.diff:  Help each other with chores and other necessary, if banal, activities — cooking, cleaning, re-organizing, etc. Not doing them if you live together can create tension, and always doing them can create unfair expectations. Act as team of equals.
   . Disconnect.
   Step away from the laptop during quality time. Everything on the Internet will still be there later.
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   . Allow things to be what they are.
   Sometimes bad days and bad moods happen. Don’t go crazy trying to make everything better. Just be supportive and loving, because just being there at the end of a bad day can make it better for both of you.
   . Create mini-traditions.
  
positive.code: The best way to develop positive patterns in a relationship is to develop them first with yourself. Don’t be so critical of yourself, and you’ll set a good example for your relationship.
  . Express gratitude for the little things, and for specific things. 
  Big gestures are great, but it’s great to recognize the little things your partner does that make you feel happy and loved, too.
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  Photo: Getty Images
  . Date like you dated in high school.
  Ask each other out. Get excited. Take forever to get ready. Make out. Repeat.
  . Be present. 
  
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  :published_at: 2017-07-21
  :hp-tags: tips, relationship
  :hp-alt-title: 102 Tips To Improve Your Relationship
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