Most of what I've read is plain wrong....
I've been in 3 real relationships, one for 2 1/2 years, the next for 8 months and my current one now for going on 8 months and the two before this current one were ended by me for some reason or other... So I'm no KBJ or giving you info you can find somewhere else, this is true advice based in actual experience
If you and a female decide to get into a serious relationship, meaning you and her have been dating for a while and you both appreciate each other and are invested in getting to know the other persons less than stellar side (this is the real meaning of a relationship) then keeping that going is not hard at all...
For one, you can't try and rush things. THat means you shouldn't do everything possible within the first 2 weeks, that means movies, nights out on the town, gifts, wierd sex ect... In the beginning just learn about each other and communicate with your partner, go walking, chat it out, hang out with her friends, your friends, just keep it light and cooL....
Also keep your previous life, if you were outgoing before just tell your partner you want to keep that portion of your life as well, but you're willing to sacrifice on occassion to spend time with her, express to her that you want the same to her, that you don't want her X'ing her friends for you all the time and becoming one of 'those' type of girls...
Communication is the key I've found. If you feel something strong for her and wish to tell her, sit her down and tell her in a genuine way. If she's invested in the LTR equal as you, she will appreciate this. You don't have to come onto an online forum and ask a bunch of KBJ's "is it ok to say I love you first" I mean come on, if you feel it tell your partner. If she feels it she'll let you know, if not she'll communicate her feelings. If they aren't on the level with yours, then you two might not be best in the relationship... If a relationship ends because two people don't feel the same way, that's not 'LOSING' its called a relationship that wasn't meant to be... u didn't do anything wrong, it just wasn't meant to be...
You don't have to play games with a female that is truly interested in you plain and simple. I tell my gf all the time that I think she's the most beautiful and best girl I've ever been with, I splurge on her and pay her lots of attention with no doubts about 'is this too much ?? is this dj" it never enters my head because I know she genuinely cares for ME... not COD3r or some alternate personality...
If she does something that pisses me off, I act pissed off. If i'm frustrated, you better know she will know it. If i'm sad and need to talk, I talk to her. I don't act around her, you shouldn't have to act if you are in a serious and commited relationship, if I need to cry, I cry on her shoulders. And in fact I've cried a few times after sex with her because i can't believe how much emotion I feel when I'm near her, it's not AFC or wussy, its me and she loves it because she loves me, not the guy I pretend to be...
Most of you can't keep LTR's because you don't know what a LTR really is about. You are completely confused about the purpose of them and hence forth you think its a game to be played, a LTR is the end of the game. The true definition of a LTR is to shed lights on the real you and for your partner to see through the visage to see if she likes the true person underneath...
That means if you were a suave guy when she met you and in actuality you are a dork, in a LTR she's going to see that and if she really likes you she's going to love you even more, if she dosen't like the person you really are she's going to leave plain and simply... its no ones fault, you two were just looking for two different things, its not a win or lose... You don't have to keep a relationship going, if you ever have to ask a question about how to behave in a LTR you are not meant to be in one...
Most people aren't ready for LTR's to be completely honest, me and my first gf were both not ready for a true realtionship, we just wanted what we thought a relationship was... I am 100% ready for one now and so is my partner and that is why we are so happy...
-Cod3r