5 Reasons Why a Relationship Lasts When You Go Out with the “Next Best” Person

2. You can be yourself without worrying about how you are perceived.


“If I were dating the man of my dreams, I would probably try to be someone I’m not in order to please him,” confesses a woman in her 20s. The key to a long-lasting, happy relationship lies in how comfortable you can be in your own skin. Having said that, don’t relax too much, or your relationship will become too difficult to salvage.