Great! Somehow, miraculously, you've met up with someone, the courtship wasn't a plot for a disaster movie, you both said "I love you" within a reasonably close time-frame of each other, and you sync up on the five key topics for a strong compatible relationship. So is that it? Are you set? Well… no.

 

There are many other relationship-only topics that you must broach in order to keep your bond strong. And talk you must! Think long term love is easy? Check any of the 65,800,000 hits on Google about "divorce," or look at the online price-wars offering quickie, no-contest splits. Just $181 can set you free these days!

 

How often? Is it kinky or vanilla? Do both of you want to smile every time? Role-playing? What about porn -- cool or not? Can you "Look, but don't touch?" or "Don't even look?" Or maybe, "Ooooh, look over there!" Sex can cure a headache (it's proven) but it can also cause them. Be prepared for a never-ending conversation here.

 

Ah, Friday. The time to finally crack open a few (too many) beers, enjoy the good times and know your greasy spoon diner will be waiting for you Saturday morning. But how long can the party last? For some to their last breath, for others, there comes a time when Friday night doesn't mean foggy memories and hangovers. Sync up on this, or trouble is'a brewing. Get it, brewing? Brew? Never mind.

 

After-work and weekends. When you're single, it's all your time to fill (or not). However when you're in a relationship if your time is spent driving your ambition and theirs is spent going nowhere you may not end up at the same destination.

 

"One day I'd like to live on a farm and write a novel." "Oh, well, one day I'd like to have a condo in the city and go to movies and museums." "Oh..." Think about it, but don't get too caught up on this one. Stressing about where you'll be when you retire when you're just getting started is like wondering why you're not the astronaut-fireman you imagined you'd be as a kid.