WHY RELATIONSHIP DON'T LAST LONG ANYMORE.

I think couples need to realize that people change over time. The person you married is not going to be the same person five years later. Peoples thoughts, ideals, goals, and appearances change over time, and there are some of us who cannot accept those changes in their mates. They feel that this is not the person I fell in love with. This may be true, but in time you could learn to understand and come to fall in love all over again with the new person you are living with. Relationships go through stages because life throws you so many curves, and those curves cause people to change their perception of life and relationships.

Sometimes you can't control the changes that take place. In any case, you still have to remember that you made a commitment to that other person, and you owe it to them to work on making your relationship work.

Younger couples today don't honor the commitments they make. It's easy for them to walk away and look for something younger, prettier or richer. The problem is you will still find yourself in the same situation with someone else if you don't learn how to maintain a long lasting relationship.

Money also seems to be high on the list of reasons couples don't make it. In a long term relationship there will be times that finances are great and times when finances are low, but always remember that you love each other through the good and the bad. No matter what life throws at you, together you can make it through anything. When times are hardest is when the strength of your relationship will surface. You will either band together and work as a team or like some couples, you will argue, blame and have resentment towards one another. The latter is why a lot of couples don't make it.

Last but not least, you have to make time for each other. Take weekend getaways, go on dinner dates, take long walks together, go for a massage together or just watch a movie together. Spending quality time together is key for having a relationship that lasts. These times you spend together allows you time to communicate with each other when you are both relaxed, which will allow for a more productive conversation to work out your disagreements.

Relationships don't last anymore because people are not willing to sacrifice a part of themselves for someone else, and they don't want to put in the work that is necessary to have a lifelong friend, lover and companion.