Summer love lesson: 3 Easy ways to make your new love last

Read on for our top three strategies for keeping things strong between you and your new man.

Give each other space

While it’s tempting to spend every second wrapped in a loved-up cocoon of new relationship bliss, make sure you balance out your interest in each other with individual interests. When you’re first in love, you want to do everything the other person wants to do, but it’s also important to allow for solo space amid the love fest.

Alone time gives you time to process what’s happening and keeps you grounded in your own life. Carve out some time just for you by hitting the gym, going out with friends and continuing to do the activities you love to do, even if your new guy doesn’t share your interest.

Avoid rigid routines

One of the biggest relationship killers is the dreaded rut — something you don’t have to worry about in the beginning but that can cause chaos further down the road if you let it. Routines are frighteningly easy to settle into and harder than you think to climb out of, so the best thing you can do for your new relationship is to regularly try new things together.

Keep it as varied as possible — as in not going to the same takeout place every Friday for dinner. Sex, too, can fall into a rut. While not immediately, you still want to do what you can to avoid bedroom boredom. After the year mark, you need to start thinking about how to keep sex more interesting.