Romance and signs you’ve been together forever

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It’s the month of love and romance in the air. Flowers, chocolates, candlelit dinners – all things in a typical repertoire when you’re trying to impress your other half. But there are some traits in your partner that just kill any hope for a romantic connection.

Unromantic enough for a break-up

A survey found that particular trait gets so bad that it leads to a break-up for at least 20 percent of respondents:

We can all agree that we all don’t want a bad driver as a partner. Fortunately it’s something you can spot early in the relationship. But what about some of those things, romantic or not, that change as you grow older together.

Romance

How romance changes the longer you’re in a relationship

The Smile Breakfast team decided to unpack how things change as you grow older together. It’s not that things aren’t romantic anymore, it’s just that it takes a different form. We heard from our listeners who told us that romance in a long term relationship means different looking texts, a simple cup of coffee, and scheduling appointments for ‘quality time’:

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Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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