@highwaylass

Lady tweeps (and chaps?): what makes a relationship a good one? Bit of a challenge in 140 letters. But I'm interested. And #doomedtobesingle

7:32AM Tue, May 22 2012

@bonnyface

Trust and respect.

7:33AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

brief but true :)

7:34AM Tue, May 22 2012

@stefarchivist Yorkshire

Lack of passive aggresive emotional manipulation?

7:35AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

realistic suggestions only please ;)

7:36AM Tue, May 22 2012

@stefarchivist Yorkshire

Absence of any need to compromise? #SOnotdoomed #likemyownspace #menallrightbutwouldn'thaveoneinthehouse

7:37AM Tue, May 22 2012

@cmapapillon between breathing out and in

Starting as, and always remaining, friends. The rest comes and goes, but true friendship can make it through anything :-)

7:37AM Tue, May 22 2012

@stefarchivist Yorkshire

OK, compromise may be necessary, but the value of what you get back outweighs what you gave up. On both sides.

7:40AM Tue, May 22 2012

@ledwardio Leeds, West Yorks

You'll be asking for the meaning of life next!

7:42AM Tue, May 22 2012

@haroyousofian Marlow,Buckingh...

Rrealistic expectation and lots of give and take! Luck has a lot to do with it too!

7:48AM Tue, May 22 2012

@MrBungleBear

Friendship, openness, compromise, give & take, lots given, little demanded, only positive games, sex, togetherness thru strife

7:49AM Tue, May 22 2012

@grist2004

Ha! Not an authority I'm afraid!

7:49AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

:) lovely!

7:52AM Tue, May 22 2012

@SimonCarswell London

Mutual respect, reciprocity, companionship all help

7:52AM Tue, May 22 2012

@79Adamski North Shields, Tyne & Wear

Always remembering why you fell for the person in the first place, accepting who you both are and not trying to change them.

7:52AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

hee hee! only the chaps are mentioning shagging ;)

7:53AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

i hate that "i love you now change" thing...

7:54AM Tue, May 22 2012

@79Adamski North Shields, Tyne & Wear

yeah me too. Familiarity breeds contempt and all that. Sometimes I just can't bothered with the hassle, prefer my bike lol!

7:57AM Tue, May 22 2012

@Oldbikerboy Peterborough, England

Trust.

7:59AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

very hard to achieve!

8:00AM Tue, May 22 2012

@basexperience UK / Debt Ridden EU

I don't actually think it needs to be worked at. If you love them, it's never "compromise": remember the original feeling.

8:01AM Tue, May 22 2012

@basexperience UK / Debt Ridden EU

one thing's for sure: you do need a bolt of lightning at the start. I do believe that. Everything else is natural after that.

8:02AM Tue, May 22 2012

@basexperience UK / Debt Ridden EU

and if you walk around with #doomedtobesingle tattooed on your face, you won't act natural and the lightning bolt won't happen.

8:02AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

harsh but fair :)

8:03AM Tue, May 22 2012

@bmf_chris London

Gosh, that's a big question. In my limited experience, it's having time apart and not being afraid of it.

8:03AM Tue, May 22 2012

@basexperience UK / Debt Ridden EU

btw not trying to come across harsh. I'm astonished daily I've been with one woman for 20 years this year: she's simply epic.

8:03AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

your lightning bolt was well-aimed :) I think she's epic too!

8:04AM Tue, May 22 2012

@highwaylass

i think "not being afraid" covers quite a lot of it, actually :)

8:05AM Tue, May 22 2012

@Oldbikerboy Peterborough, England

been at it for 30 years come October & it's not just trusting the other person but having their trust inside you.

8:06AM Tue, May 22 2012

@ledwardio Leeds, West Yorks

Trust and respect are pretty key to keeping things on track I reckon, though very hard to measure in the early days/weeks/years

8:08AM Tue, May 22 2012

@CarylJBedford Bedford

@BMF_Chris Being able to laugh together is a pretty good ingredient too.

8:09AM Tue, May 22 2012

@basexperience UK / Debt Ridden EU

I didn't want to sugar coat that. It's too easy to trot out ideas of how you should behave, but it's not like that.

8:13AM Tue, May 22 2012

@basexperience UK / Debt Ridden EU

truth is, if you're open to possibilities and happy in yourself, you glow a little. Lightning bolt happens, you change. Want to

8:14AM Tue, May 22 2012

@madog19 Scotland

Trust. Friendship. Similar likes/dislikes. Don't be a quitter. Work through the bad times. Sign up 4 the long haul. Cuddle.

8:18AM Tue, May 22 2012

@HOCgb United Kingdom

You'll know when it feels right and will act accordingly - there are no rules - follow your heart

8:30AM Tue, May 22 2012

@MrBungleBear

Well, you know my position (fnarr) on that one!

9:21AM Tue, May 22 2012

@jayne_a_broad Portland, Oregon

"what makes a good relationship?" Trust, respect, being loved for who U R. Met my hubby while we were both on vaca in Ireland.

10:38AM Tue, May 22 2012

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Lady tweeps (and chaps?): what makes a relationship a good one? Bit of a challenge in 140 letters. But I'm interested. And #doomedtobesingle

Trust and respect.

brief but true :)

Lack of passive aggresive emotional manipulation?

realistic suggestions only please ;)

Absence of any need to compromise? #SOnotdoomed #likemyownspace #menallrightbutwouldn'thaveoneinthehouse

Starting as, and always remaining, friends. The rest comes and goes, but true friendship can make it through anything :-)

OK, compromise may be necessary, but the value of what you get back outweighs what you gave up. On both sides.

You'll be asking for the meaning of life next!

Rrealistic expectation and lots of give and take! Luck has a lot to do with it too!

Friendship, openness, compromise, give &amp; take, lots given, little demanded, only positive games, sex, togetherness thru strife

Ha! Not an authority I'm afraid!

:) lovely!

Mutual respect, reciprocity, companionship all help

Always remembering why you fell for the person in the first place, accepting who you both are and not trying to change them.

hee hee! only the chaps are mentioning shagging ;)

i hate that "i love you now change" thing...

yeah me too. Familiarity breeds contempt and all that. Sometimes I just can't bothered with the hassle, prefer my bike lol!

Trust.

very hard to achieve!

I don't actually think it needs to be worked at. If you love them, it's never "compromise": remember the original feeling.

one thing's for sure: you do need a bolt of lightning at the start. I do believe that. Everything else is natural after that.

and if you walk around with #doomedtobesingle tattooed on your face, you won't act natural and the lightning bolt won't happen.

harsh but fair :)

Gosh, that's a big question. In my limited experience, it's having time apart and not being afraid of it.

btw not trying to come across harsh. I'm astonished daily I've been with one woman for 20 years this year: she's simply epic.

your lightning bolt was well-aimed :) I think she's epic too!

i think "not being afraid" covers quite a lot of it, actually :)

been at it for 30 years come October &amp; it's not just trusting the other person but having their trust inside you.

Trust and respect are pretty key to keeping things on track I reckon, though very hard to measure in the early days/weeks/years

@BMF_Chris Being able to laugh together is a pretty good ingredient too.

I didn't want to sugar coat that. It's too easy to trot out ideas of how *you* should behave, but it's not like that.

truth is, if you're open to possibilities and happy in yourself, you glow a little. Lightning bolt happens, you change. Want to

Trust. Friendship. Similar likes/dislikes. Don't be a quitter. Work through the bad times. Sign up 4 the long haul. Cuddle.

You'll know when it feels right and will act accordingly - there are no rules - follow your heart

Well, you know my position (fnarr) on that one!

"what makes a good relationship?" Trust, respect, being loved for who U R. Met my hubby while we were both on vaca in Ireland.

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Friendship, openness, compromise, give & take, lots given, little demanded, only positive games, sex, togetherness thru strife

been at it for 30 years come October & it's not just trusting the other person but having their trust inside you.

I didn't want to sugar coat that. It's too easy to trot out ideas of how you should behave, but it's not like that.