Comments on: What Makes a Relationship Great? http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: babyboba » Blog Archive » Relationships http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-71247 babyboba » Blog Archive » Relationships Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:28:13 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-71247 [...] Great Relationship Even if you’re in a good relationship, you can’t help but wonder: What do they know that I don’t? And if you’re single, you might look at these couples and attribute it all to chemistry or destiny. But it turns out that people in great relationships live by a few basic rules and they make these rules a priority in their day-to-day lives together. Consider these habits that can help you create a strong, nurturing relationship. [...] [...] Great Relationship Even if you’re in a good relationship, you can’t help but wonder: What do they know that I don’t? And if you’re single, you might look at these couples and attribute it all to chemistry or destiny. But it turns out that people in great relationships live by a few basic rules and they make these rules a priority in their day-to-day lives together. Consider these habits that can help you create a strong, nurturing relationship. [...]

]]> By: Igor http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-68103 Igor Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:43:50 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-68103 I've been in a great, awesome relationship, and envied for it by just about everybody woh knew us. It ended only because of death from cancer. We didn't practice most of the listed stuff. But we had done one thing: we TOTALLY committed to eachother. Therefore we belonged to eachother. We cherished eachother. We NEVER worried about our relationship. There were some major frustrations, because one of would ask the other to give up something precious. But we followed through, having totally committed to eachother and eachtother only. And we were the happier for it. I’ve been in a great, awesome relationship, and envied for it by just about everybody woh knew us. It ended only because of death from cancer.

We didn’t practice most of the listed stuff. But we had done one thing: we TOTALLY committed to eachother. Therefore we belonged to eachother. We cherished eachother. We NEVER worried about our relationship.
There were some major frustrations, because one of would ask the other to give up something precious. But we followed through, having totally committed to eachother and eachtother only.
And we were the happier for it.

]]> By: Lovely Momentos » Forming Great Relationships http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-67798 Lovely Momentos » Forming Great Relationships Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:03:18 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-67798 [...] can have a great relationship with some effort being put in. Know what makes a great relationship and what doesn’t. Being able to see the other point of view will help as it means you will [...] [...] can have a great relationship with some effort being put in. Know what makes a great relationship and what doesn’t. Being able to see the other point of view will help as it means you will [...]

]]> By: Valencia http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-67565 Valencia Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:32:32 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-67565 Great tips! I especially agree with the thought on "communication know how." Men and women communicate differently, and begin able to decipher the meaning behind some statements can prevent unnecessary arguing. Great tips! I especially agree with the thought on “communication know how.” Men and women communicate differently, and begin able to decipher the meaning behind some statements can prevent unnecessary arguing.

]]> By: jaklang http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-67551 jaklang Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:41:18 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-67551 True True...But hey what about those that have not gotten to the first step yet..Having a crush on the opposite sex is sometimes a bad thing, i believe..Cause it sorts of prohibits the first step to happen. Strange thing is, would anyone say it is awkward to the guy that the girl he is having a crush on sorts of sneaks back up on him ? True True…But hey what about those that have not gotten to the first step yet..Having a crush on the opposite sex is sometimes a bad thing, i believe..Cause it sorts of prohibits the first step to happen.

Strange thing is, would anyone say it is awkward to the guy that the girl he is having a crush on sorts of sneaks back up on him ?

]]> By: sonali http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-67542 sonali Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:37:28 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-67542 Fantastic post. I agree with Writer Dad and Shanel Yang. My boyfriend and I are the best of friends who one day realised that we're actually in love. We love spending time with each other and with our friends too which brings variety in the relationship and doesn't isolate us from the rest of the world. We understand that it isn't possible to be together everyday, but we make up for it by chatting, calling each other up, mailing and trying to spend weekends together. Fantastic post.

I agree with Writer Dad and Shanel Yang. My boyfriend and I are the best of friends who one day realised that we’re actually in love. We love spending time with each other and with our friends too which brings variety in the relationship and doesn’t isolate us from the rest of the world. We understand that it isn’t possible to be together everyday, but we make up for it by chatting, calling each other up, mailing and trying to spend weekends together.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-67505 Kyle Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:29:33 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-67505 Good article, however, those "ad sense" words or whatever are very annoying. Good article, however, those “ad sense” words or whatever are very annoying.

]]> By: janelle http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-67500 janelle Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:18:09 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-67500 I agree with Writer Dad in the fact that my boyfriend and I are best friends. I think that the "secret" to a great relationship boils down to one word: communication. If two people can communicate their ideas effectively, then they can have rich, fulfilling conversations and thus, get to know each other better. Sometimes when I see two people yelling at each other in the heat of an argument, I think; "they're not listening to one another". It's ok to disagree, but if you've got great communication skills- you shouldn't have to resort to yelling and/or bickering. I agree with Writer Dad in the fact that my boyfriend and I are best friends. I think that the “secret” to a great relationship boils down to one word: communication. If two people can communicate their ideas effectively, then they can have rich, fulfilling conversations and thus, get to know each other better. Sometimes when I see two people yelling at each other in the heat of an argument, I think; “they’re not listening to one another”. It’s ok to disagree, but if you’ve got great communication skills- you shouldn’t have to resort to yelling and/or bickering.

]]> By: Shanel Yang http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-67498 Shanel Yang Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:39:09 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-67498 Great post, Alex! As for expectations, many couples fall into the trap of chemical attraction or opposites attract instead of the more calm "best friends" first approach. This is usually a huge mistake as I discuss in "How to Find Your Soul Mate" at http://shanelyang.com/2007/11/24/how-to-find-your-soul-mate/ It's far better to go slow -- though it may be less thrilling at first -- because the fire stays very hot much longer! : ) Great post, Alex! As for expectations, many couples fall into the trap of chemical attraction or opposites attract instead of the more calm “best friends” first approach. This is usually a huge mistake as I discuss in “How to Find Your Soul Mate” at http://shanelyang.com/2007/11/24/how-to-find-your-soul-mate/ It’s far better to go slow — though it may be less thrilling at first — because the fire stays very hot much longer! : )

]]> By: Writer Dad http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-67497 Writer Dad Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:19:34 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/great-relationship/#comment-67497 My wife and I are best friends. We work together, we play together, and we sleep together. It's all about communication. Ours is flawless and makes everything else glow. My wife and I are best friends. We work together, we play together, and we sleep together. It’s all about communication. Ours is flawless and makes everything else glow.

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