197. External Cohesion

It's a fact that your partner is going to drive you crazy and you're not going to agree with him all the time.

But do you need to berate each other in public?

I just came from the hospital where in the public waiting room, a woman gave her elderly husband a public dressing down.

Telling him that he was stupid, stubborn, obstinate, confused and ALWAYS got everything wrong only made her look like the stupid one.

And embarrassed both her husband and the full waiting room.

External cohesion, internal debate. And nothing less please.

4. Manners Matter

If you think that manners are something you save for your grandma or your boss, then you are wrong.

Nothing sexier than a classy girl, and manners equal class. So stop sending texts to your partner that just say "cool" or 'ok" and mix it up with a little "sounds great gorgeous" - you'll be pleasantly suprised with the response even if he is just saying that he is picking up the kids from school.

On the flipside, research shows that men respond better to straight commands ie "can you take out the rubbish" as opposed to "will you take out the rubbish" - change that to "can you take out the rubbish sexy" and frankly, your man will generally be so excited about being called sexy, that he will just do it!

PS Don't replace sexy or gorgeous for babe. That post is coming. Be prepared for babe to go. Far, far away..