9 Ways to Be a Better Girlfriend

Your relationship will thank you.

A Little Extra Help - The expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for married couples and families with three or more children provides tax cuts averaging $500 to 6 million families. (Photo: Radius Images/Getty Images)

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A Little Extra Help - The expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for married couples and families with three or more children provides tax cuts averaging $500 to 6 million families. (Photo: Radius Images/Getty Images)

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Her Best Side

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It’s Not All About You

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Put in the Time

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Let Him Live

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Learn to Fight Fair

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Speak Your Mind When It Counts

Let Him Know You Love Him - Being vulnerable isn’t easy to do, especially when you’ve been hurt in the past. But showing your man that you love him or doing nice things for him doesn’t make you submissive or weak. It’s not about gender roles, it’s about love. Just make sure that what you put out is being reciprocated.(Photo: Corbis)

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Let Him Know You Love Him

Don’t Freak Out Over Everything - You cannot freak out over every little thing he does and says. He isn’t perfect, just like you aren’t. Being in a relationship means learning to put up with some things, like the way he puts up with your differences. Now, if everything he is doing is getting on your nerves, perhaps it’s time to find a new boo.(Photo: Eric Raptosh Photography/Blend Images)

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Don’t Freak Out Over Everything

Respect His Interests - No, you don’t have to host football parties at your house because he loves the NFL. But there is something about making the effort to take his likes into consideration, or understand that if the big game is coming on, he might want to have beers with his friends instead of going to the movies with you—and that should be OK sometimes.(Photo: Michael Patrick O'Leary/Corbis)

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Respect His Interests

Love Yourself More - That saying, “If you don’t love yourself, who the hell else will?” is the truth. Women who are looking for someone to complete them are in for a rude awakening. The only person who can make you feel complete is you! Once you find happiness in that, then you can be an incredible partner to someone else.(Photo: Zero Creatives/cultura/Corbis)

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Love Yourself More