Keeping love alive

One of the major challenges for couples once the 'honeymoon period' is over is keeping their love alive in the long run. The secret to success as a couple is avoiding boredom and routine and keeping the love sparking and sizzling between you as the years go by. Ever helpful Doctissimo gives you some useful tips and advice to keep your love well and truly alive and kicking!

The 5 commandments of a passionate relationship

To stop the passion in a relationship wearing off, you should develop your erotic intelligence. Based in New York, relationship therapist Esther Perel gives us her 5 commandments to combine passion with the reassuring comfort of domesticity.
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Top 10 relationship enemies

It's no use looking for a magic formula to make your relationship work. On the other hand, you can avoid certain traps, which, in the long run, can weaken the bonds that tie you together.
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Accept your partner for who they are

Although love is a wonderful feeling, life as a couple isn't always a bundle of laughs! Between the friction and misunderstandings, you could ask yourself if men and women are meant to live together!
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Are they still into me?

Does the love between you still burn brightly, are they still into me? You shouldn't even have to ask. But recognising the signs that it's cooling off a little or not catching light to begin with is the best way of rekindling your passion! So be alert for the signs.
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Out of sight, out of mind?

You met him on holiday and he's the love of your life. But there's a problem: he lives 800 miles away! You've found your soul mate, but she lives on the other side of England or the world! Can love conquer distance? Is out of sight really out of mind?
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Love letters from the heart

It’s the little details that show if you love a little, a lot, like crazy or not at all... A love letter is one of those details that can thrill the heart of your lover and show them just how much you care.
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Rekindling desire

A subtle alchemy, sexual love speaks to the wishes, fantasies and desires of both partners... But over time, the “sexual spark” can gradually wane without obvious warning. What can you do to get back a bit of that burning desire?
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St Valentine’s Day: a pleasure or a pain?

You just can’t get away from the St Valentine’s hype. But how you celebrate (or not) is linked to where your couple is at on the 14th of February, and it isn’t the same for all of us!
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Relationship guide: The secret to long-term happiness

After many years together, some couples break up pretty amicably, while others get bogged down in daily strife or long running arguments. There is no miracle cure, but here are a few little basic rules which can help bring happiness and serenity to a long lasting relationship.
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Long distance relationships: Do they work?

You’ve found your soulmate but what if he or she lives on the other side of the world? Do long distance relationships really work, or is it a case of out of sight, out of mind? Read on for the benefits and the drawbacks of long distance relationships.
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Being independent in a relationship

Being in love means sharing everything – but your happiness depends on you keeping your own separate identities. Read on for why one plus one in a relationship should always equal two…
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