Inquire and Appreciate:-After you return home, enquire and take interest in one another’s activity during the day: ”How was your day?” You must show your genuine appreciation and sympathy. Top it with a pleasant smile.
Listen & Sympathize:-Do listen to your spouse attentively and sympathetically. Never ignore. Even at your place of work, if you get a telephone call from your partner, be polite and courteous, in spite of your busy schedule.

I agree, it is must that husbands and wives must appreciate each other to keep the love alive. Just by asking some common questions on how was her/his day or what did he/she do today is a start of a good conversation. When you both start talking, everything else follows.

I've seen first hand how talking can make a marriage a long-lasting one. My parents talked so much. They'd go upstairs and talk for hours. They were each other's best friend.

I agree..but most of the couples are arguing instead of talking to one another...That's why they do not understand each other and in most cases problems are not resolve.

These are some really great points! It's amazing how the simple things in life are the things that are easiest to forget and that's what pushes loved ones apart. I would know..

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-Brittany Brydahl

Good communication is a very effective way to make a relationship last, but there are other things that can also help, such as having a healthy sex life, having one's own quality time and sharing common activities that bond the couple further.