our personality helps us in forming relationships.this is the easy part.the hard part is maintaining them.u have to understand the other person,feelings,thought and actions.it is called empathy.empaty leads to trust.
communication
empathy and trust form the stae for effective communication,understanding and relationships.if there is empathy and trust conflicts can be resolved easily.
selfcentred
most of the time we expect the other person do what we want.this we start once the relationship deepens.this is the begining of the end.
give more
try to understand what the other person wants try to help him/her achieve it.
focus on how much we r contributing rather than how much v r gaining