A loving relationship is presumably one of the most wonderful things that you can achieve for yourself. A good deal of people will disclose to you that relationships are burdensome and that they take plenty of work.

I contend that if you are with the right person and if you're both mature adults who truly long to make the relationship work, your relationship can be preserved very easily, if you know what to look out for.

Keep in mind that it's not as much about the amount of time you spend with each other. It's more about the quality of time that you spend together.

Here are some particular things that you might set out to do today to keep your relationship strong or to save your relationship from ruination.

Take time to converse

Make an effort to set aside time each week to actually communicate. So many couples merely chew over the common everyday things like "how was your day"? or "did you stop to get milk and bread on the way home"?

Just communicate, don't turn it into a yammer fest. Make it an upbeat time. Tell your partner about your ambitions. Recollect some fun times from the early days of your relationship and so on.

Be truly accommodating to talk and listen. Spend time getting to grasp each others mindset a little bit.

Do things together

Think of what sort of things the two of you enjoy doing as a couple. It doesn't matter if you take in a movie or play a round of miniature golf. As long as both of you can share a treasured experience, it's all good.

This whole thing is about the two of you connecting with each other, not basically sharing the same stint and place in the universe.

Make arrangements to drop the kids off with grandma for the night. Dump the cell phones and Blackberries and turn off the t.v.

This is so required for a couple of reasons. First, it will give the two of you time to unwind and lighten the aggravations of life.

Furthermore, it will aid each of you individually, not to mention allow both of you to bring more to the relationship because you'll be more comfortable and composed.

Secondly, it will grant the two of you some treasured memories that you can relive over and over again with each other.

It's blissful to have shared experiences where you can say 'remember when...'? This will forge a more dynamic bond between the two of you.

What drew you to them from the get go?

Try to think about what it was that first attracted you to your partner. Maybe it was their laugh, their daffy expressions or their insane sense of humor. Whatever it was don't ever forget it.

And while you're at it, be sure to let them know as well. If you fell in love with their laugh, communicate to them frequently that you like the way they laugh.

A heap of that positive reinforcement seems to fly out the window as the relationship goes on.

And that's a bona fide shame because everyone has to feel loved and appreciated. Don't ever let your partner feel like whatever drew you to them doesn't exist anymore.

You may very well utilize this advice as a starting point to save your relationship from ruination.