Non-sexual touching leads to genuine intimacy. They enjoy sex, and often. Encouragement is the food of the heart, and every heart is a hungry heart. Our mate has an emotional bank account into which we make deposits and from which we make withdrawals like being grumpy when we get home from work or encouraging our spouse when they feel down. We all need to be lifted up when we are blue, but the most successful couples go another step.
Successful couples create a positive environment.
They verbally affirm each other at every opportunity. They pass along compliments others make about their mate. Unconditional love and acceptance forms a crucial foundation in successful marriages. The most intense need of every man and woman is to be in relationship with one other person who really cares. Happy couples don't feel like they have to perform to be loved.