12 Relationship Cliches That Are Too True

“Honesty. Is. Crucial. No matter what you’ve done, cheated, stolen money etc. whatever – always own up to it and face the music. Lying is the fundamental way to rot your relationship from the inside. And trust me, it will always come back to bite you.” — nitwittery

“I’ve always heard the advice ‘Give 60% and take 40%.’ For the longest time I hated it; I’m naturally giving, and it led to me feeling emotionally taken advantage of. Now, it makes a lot of sense. Being in a relationship is always going to require work, and the work you do is usually going to seem like more than your partner does. With the right person, just having them in your life is more than enough to make that proportion feel just right.” — UppersArentNecessary

“There is no happy ever after even if you do find your soulmate, relationships are always changing. If you assume that things may be good forever without any rough patches because you are with ‘the one’ then you will be badly surprised.” — [deleted]

“Sex is better with someone you love.” — Caitlinguist

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder. I miss my husband like crazy when he has to spend one night away on business. Extreme cuddling when he gets back.” — OneWhoHenpecksGiants

“You know them better than they know themselves. Every night I ask her if she wants anything from downstairs and demand she comes with me, and every night she says she doesn’t want anything and she isn’t leaving bed, and every night I squint my eyes at her when I hand her the food, and every night she gives me the same smile and holds my hand after she is finished her snack.” — iKNOWsleepAMA

“I never believed those old couples that said the secret was to never argue, and then I met my other half, we’ve gone almost five years without arguing once. Yeah we don’t always agree, but we talk about it without raising our voices or getting angry.” — alexandriaweb

“Arguments about money will be the dominant theme of your marriage. Also arguments on how to deal with the kids.” — sartres-shart

“Completely true: You get to the point where you know exactly what the other person is thinking, jokes included. And it’s wonderful.” — A_Dog_Chasing_Cars

“That it is easy to become complacent and dull once the initial rush is over, and if that happens it is hard to recover.” — WhaleOffender

“If you don’t have a weekly Date Night, you’re gonna have a bad time. I’m in year three of my current relationship and I’ve never had a weekly Date Night before this one, and it’s great. Highly communicative and fun. I’ll never try a relationship again without it. “ — malbecfan

“There’s a quote from François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld that goes: ‘Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire.’ This is absolutely true. Long distance relationships are brutal and only the most dedicated can make it out alive.” — Niflhe