Everybody is looking for love. That’s because romance is a main ingredient for happiness. People get married to experience the next level of romance and take on a more mature form of love—that which involves commitment. Unfortunately, some marriages are not meant to last.

But this is not to say that there are marriages which never have problems. All couples fight and argue at some point. Making a marriage last does not depend on conflicts. Rather, it’s in how you resolve them. Take a look at these suggestions.

Keep the respect intact. Love cannot thrive in a relationship without respect. More important than passion and physical attraction is how you see your partner as a person and how you respect his individuality.

Give way for a two-way communication. Whenever you talk, make sure you are also listening. Sometimes when you’re angry, you don’t have the patience to listen to your spouse and his attempts to explain make your more irritable. But 2-way communication is the only way you can understand each other. So when it’s his turn to talk, let him finish.

Even though people say that sex is not the most important factor in marriage, it’s not a good sign if your sexual lives are becoming more and more boring and uneventful. You should always be sexually attracted to your partner so that your relationship will still excite you. For couples who feel like their sexual lives are not satisfying anymore, you may want to seek marriage counseling.

Don’t lose each other’s trust. There are things which you can not tell your partner, and it’s ok to keep a few things private. But there’s a difference between keeping your privacy and lying. If you lose trust in each other, your relationship will be more difficult to mend.

Watch your tantrums. It’s fun to do, all girls can agree. But there’s just a point in time in a relationship when you should stop the tantrums and make it a thing of the past. In the early years of a relationship, tantrums are cute. But if it continues on, it’s going to drive your partner away.