Whatever our take on Valentine’s Day, for those of us who are at all interested in pursuing romantic relationships, a key question remains: What makes a healthy relationship? In this feature, we give you an overview of what specialist studies have found.

“I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t teach you how to love somebody.”

So writes Neil Gaiman in the ninth volume of the comic book series The Sandman, “The Kindly Ones.”

Indeed, there is no single tried and true recipe for love and successful relationships that anyone can teach us. Different approaches work for different partnerships, and there is no point in trying to come up with strict guidelines for love.

Nevertheless, the reasons why relationship quality can deteriorate over time — or why relationships fail altogether — tend to be consistent.

Many researchers have studied what makes people leave a relationship, and what motivates them to stay together.

In this feature, we give you our top research-backed tips on what to look out for in building a meaningful, healthy, happy relationship.

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