How to be a happy couple

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How to be a happy couple

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It\'s a rare couple that sails happily through life encountering just a few minor bumps in the road while the rest of us look on enviously wondering just what their secret is. At some stage though, it\'s completely normal for every couple to hit a rough spot with arguments, sulking, constant criticising and a severe lack of sex reaching an all-time high. The one thing that separates those couples who decide to part ways from the ones who weather the storm and come out the other end all the more happier for it is the way they handle the problems and issues that inevitably come their way. To help you smooth out the bumps in your relationship we\'ve taken 10 tips from Tracey Cox\'s latest sex guide, Tracey Cox Supersex For Life, so you and your other half can enjoy long term happiness and put those niggling issues behind you.

 

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Don\'t try to control each other

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They aren\'t you and you aren\'t them, so stop trying to turn them into you by controlling what they do or trying to influence how they think.

 

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Treat your partner the way you treat your friends

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We wouldn\'t dream of speaking to friends the way we do our partners. Have some manners.

 

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Don\'t always assume the worst

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He didn\'t make the effort to come and see your mum in hospital? She was late to an important work ‘do\'? Instead of assuming they did it deliberately, ask why. Perhaps they didn\'t realise how important it was to you. Spell out your needs very clearly and don\'t expect your partner to read your mind.

 

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Silence is deadly

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Fine to shut up until you\'ve calmed down but not speaking for days on end is incredibly damaging. The longer you don\'t get on, the bigger the argument has time to grow.

 

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Do lots together, no matter how mundane

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Whether it\'s the weekly shop, washing the dog, eating dinner on your laps in front of the telly, it all counts. Quality ‘you two\' time is important but one ‘date\' a week isn\'t going to beat spending time together frequently, no matter how routine it might be.

 

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Touch each other constantly

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Both sexually and affectionately - and make sure you know the difference.

 

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Know each other\'s `raw\' spots

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Be sensitive to vulnerabilities, rather than use them to score points. If your partner\'s down, be extra nice and they\'ll return the favour when you\'re not feeling so chipper.

 

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Honesty isn\'t the best policy

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To be 100% honest, you would have to express every fleeting sexual thought you have about others and every negative thing you think about your partner. Neither is wise. Be tactful, be kind, and hold back the really nasty stuff you\'re desperate to blurt out in the middle of an argument.

 

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Put yourself in your partner\'s shoes

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Before you react defensively, see the problem from their point of view, through their eyes and from their perspective. Then speak.

 

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Don\'t do all the work in the relationship

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If you\'re always the one who steps in to solve things, you don\'t give your partner the chance to try. You feel resentful for doing all the fixing, they feel controlled.

 

Supersex For Life by Tracey Cox is published by DK, priced £14.99. For more information visit dk.com

 

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