If you’re curious about the habits to cultivate with your significant other, a relationship counselor highlights these essential ones.
Entering a relationship with the hope of it being successful and enduring is common; however, making it happen can be challenging.
There are certainly clear steps to nurturing a happy relationship, such as being faithful, showing kindness to your partner, and being present for them, among others.
Witnessing such relationships firsthand often leads individuals to emulate these dynamics in their own romantic lives. Research even suggests that children from happy marriages are more likely to adopt similar behaviors in their relationships.
l've been a relationship counsellor for more three years, and here are 20 wholesome habits I've noticed amongst successful couples.
It gets better as you slide, I promise:
— Comfort O.🌸 (@HeartsBloomHere) January 26, 2026
For those who haven’t experienced this firsthand, author and relationship counselor Comfort Omovre has identified key habits shared by successful couples.
On Twitter, Comfort stated: “I’ve found this common in every successful relationship I’ve been privileged to witness, including mine. Successful couples are vocal about how much they appreciate each other, express their gratitude frequently over the big and especially little things, and they always mean it when they say, ‘Thank you’.”
While some couples claim they never argue, this might not always be a healthy dynamic.
Comfort emphasized the importance of how couples handle disagreements. She elaborated: “You’ll never catch successful couples fighting dirty. They neither air unclean laundry nor intentionally construct their words and actions to strike the other person where it would hurt the most.
“They’ve mastered the art of healthy conflict resolution over time and, as a result, every misunderstanding brings them closer together.”
Many couples discuss how their sex lives diminish as the relationship progresses, with various reasons leading to decreased intimacy.
Nevertheless, those in long-lasting and fulfilling relationships ensure the passion remains.
“Successful couples do not just abandon their sex lives to tumble down the pit of no return,” Comfort writes. “They’re often looking for ways to spice things up in the bedroom—and most especially, outside.”
“They review occasionally and honestly, set dates, plan events around getting down, and constantly try to get better at pleasing one another,” she continues.
People have expressed their gratitude for Comfort’s insights, with one commenting on her Twitter thread: “Looking forward to these gems, especially since my partner and I have been working on our communication lately.”
Another said: “This is super loaded with wisdom. Thank you.”
“This is actually very nice and educating, I’ll bookmark for the future,” another person added.
Comfort’s complete list of advice can be accessed here.