Sweet World of Joan

One of the ways to live a long life is have close relationships. Having close friends and lifetime partner help us live longer and healthier lives for they help us alleviate stress, boredom and depression. Got to read about 20 Secrets to Great Relationships and Busby SEO Test and it inspired my to share my own secrets to a lasting relationship, after all I have been with my man for eighteen years now and friends often asks me our secrets . Here are tips to make your relationship last. 1. Communication is the key Constant communication must be maintained even on the busiest day. Nowadays time and distance is not an issue anymore if you really want to talk to each other 2. Don’t force him to change for you It’s a no-no to force him to change his ways, you have to accept him or he’ll find someone else. Let him take the initiative to change, your life will be so much better. 3. The key to a man’s heart is through his stomach The age-old saying is true. Making your man yummy dishes makes hi...

Having children is great but sometimes it takes its toll in the relationship as husband and wife. My husband always complains about the lack of privacy and time spent for just the two of us. We even spent these valentines day with our son, “how romantic” hehehe. I just promised him that our anniversary is coming up and we can make up for the lost opportunities then. One luxury we give ourselves as a couple is checking into hotels even once a year. We love the sense of privacy it gives us, gives us a break from the hectic activity as a family. It is the time we renew our love for each other and or simply put it gives us a chance to just be us, as a couple, as husband and wife. Even just for a day or two we focus on romance, keep the love burning so to speak. We just check in the hotel then go out to enjoy the day as a couple, watch a movie, window shop and eat at our favorite restaurant. We don’t go too far, because you never know what emergency will pop up on your absence, there was ev...