Valentine's day is a time to value your loved ones and to appreciate that special someone who cares for you. Many people often forget about the little things when it comes to their relationships but the details, are everything. There is a multitude of ways to approach love and partnership; by listening to others we can learn a whole lot about what may work for ourselves. Every couple thrives in its own unique ways -- and to each their own. We asked 5 couples, at different stages of their relationships, the same set of questions to learn more about them and to see how their responses differed.
Dating: Alexandra Eduque and Mikkel Puyat
Answered by Alex Eduque
1. How often do you go on dates?
As often as our schedules permit us to. It's not something we have a regular schedule for, but more often than not, spontaneous, unless there's a special occasion. I'm the type who loves chilling and eating a home cooked meal with a good movie, and I'd even consider that a date. That and our twice a week Spanish class (which I'm pretty sure is how we'll spend Valentine's this year.)
2. Who picks what restaurant to eat in?
Me! And he'll usually oblige, unless he has strong feelings.
3. Do you celebrate your anniversary? Yearly? Monthly? Not really?
If you call a nice heartfelt letter a celebration, then yes. But other than that, if our schedule permits and we're both in the same country (since we both travel quite a bit and at the start were in a long distance relationship) we'll go for dinner. We're more the type who celebrate the small things about each other everyday - milestones & small personal achievements - rather than need to pin down a date.
4. Do you pick each other up or drop each other off at the airport when one of you arrives or departs?
Six years ago when I'd come home for Christmas/summer vacation, occasionally. But not anymore! (If we both did it for each other, with the amount of times we travel, we'd both spend an insane amount of time in traffic)!
5. Secret to a successful relationship?
Love, patience, trust, respect, compromise and making sure that while you both have a relationship to work on and nurture everyday, that you both still have your own interests and live your individual lives. It is also important to be each other's cheerleader and never undermine the efforts & achievements of the other.
