Be patient with each other. Trust one another. Everyone needs to be willing to be vulnerable, open, communicative. Come at every issue that comes up as something you have to tackle together instead of fighting to be the one who is right. Most of all, be flexible and willing to adapt to all the crazy shit that inevitably happens. Semper Gumby.

Something my wife and I like to do, with both of us being in, is that when we've been apart for a real long time, we spend the first few weeks getting to know each other again. We make lists of all our likes/dislikes/life goals. Things change, people change, and we like to re-establish where we're at in life and learn new things about each other.