I found this in a book and I know some of them are a little cheesy but I thought it was interesting
2. allowing yourself to get in touch with and express a full range of emotions, including anger
3. feeling and expressing love, admiration, and respect for your mate
4. having high self-esteem. **
(side note: I just told my roommate that I think I have low self esteem and she started laughing.)
5. communicating regularly, from the depths of your soul
6. continually bonding through experiences, such as reminiscing about the past, planning for the future, playing and having fun together
7. having intensely emotional sex
8. demonstrating the willingness to address issues and negotiate solutions
9. setting and respecting each other's personal boundaries
10. taking responsibility of your whole life while being supportive of your mate
11. being willing to try new things in life, both with and without your mate
12. recognizing your first signs of resentment and speaking up so that you can constructively address the issue together
13. living so that each of you is an asset to the other's life, instead of a liability
14. making and keeping a long-term commitment to each other
15. assuming the best rather than the worst about your mate without being naive
16. continually reminding each other of your love
