Quora Question on : What are some tips for people wanting to get married?

I seen a beautiful love story appear in my house. I try to observe them and understands why they can married for 30 years and still remain sweet to each others. I am blessed that my parent are still so in love after 30 years of married. It kind of make me feel proud of them. I have found these simple things in life in their daily routines that make them closed to each others

1. They spend time together - they exercise together every weekdays, Seriously, everyday. they wakes up at the same times although my mother don’t need to works, she still get up to spend time exercise with my dad and later they go to same breakfast shop to eat breakfast together. and it has been 30 years.
2. Communication - Whenever my dad go out-station , he will called my mother to talk about his daily life every night before he sleeps, whether there is a time different or not.
3. Caring of each other -When one of them are sick, they spend time take good care in for the others, I thinks this is very sweets because every time we got sick, we feel weak on the body and our feelings feel sad, I see they could spend whole day together with the partner or even wakes up in the middle night just to pour hot water to the partners.
4. They respect each others as in they will not over-right each others opinions most the time, I thinks this is important because everyone has their own opinion, try not to critic your partner as they are completely different individuals from you.
5. They appreciate each others, I have asked my mother onetime, I ask her whether she is ever regret to married my dad? My mother answer was no, she never regret, although we are not come from rich family, but my mother do appreciate what my father has done to her, she thinks my dad is very hard working man.
6. Equality between them - I am from the Chinese community, a lots of people see men are more precious then women in our community, they thinks women should do the house works and man shall be served by wife, but I couldn't find the sexist between this couples, my father will assist or help to do all the housework, even cooking and taking cares the babies when my mother is sick or lazy. He will never complaint about tired and claim that is a women’ s jobs.
7. They insist of the same things-They are born to each others both of them are strict in cleanliness and tidiness, my mother loves to cleans, my father likes to tidy up things, My house is always clean and tidy.
8. They shared and have the same interested in life. They enjoy cooking, during the weekends they always go to the markets together and discuss on what to cook on lunch or dinner, they cook together during the weekends, one of them will be cleaning the fish and one of them are preparing the dish.

There is so far the eight point I observe from my parent, I hope it helps you on your relationship too.