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If you’ve spent any time browsing the net for advice in love relationship, you’ve probably run into plenty of advice that was just plain impractical. Ideas like taking your sweetie for a weekend get-away or preparing a homemade gourmet meal probably do work great, but not everybody can do those things. What’s worse, they miss the point. A great relationship is based on how close you are with each other, not how much you spend. Fortunately, though, there are a lot of ways you can start improving your relationship that don’t require a lot of time, money, or talent.

Respect each other

This is one piece of advice in love relationship you can live by. It sounds so simple. If you love someone, you naturally treat them with kindness and respect, right? Well, that’s usually true when you only see that person now and then, but when you live with each other, it’s easy to forget.

The remedy? Pick someone you deeply respect, whether it’s your grandma or your favorite professor, and don’t say or do anything to your partner you wouldn’t say or do to that person. If you slip up (we all do it), do the right thing and apologize. Remember, sometimes just one thoughtless statement can end a relationship.

Support each other

Have you ever been exited about some great idea you had and rushed off to share it with a close friend only to have that friend act ho-hum or worse, start tearing you down? Well, don’t do the same to your partner. When your partner shares their goals and dreams with you, try to at least say something positive even if you don’t like the idea.

After that, it’s fine to point out major flaws in a plan, but do it gently and constructively. Something like, “So you want to become a teacher, huh? I bet you’d be great at it, but teachers don’t earn much, do they?” is kind, yet brings up an important point.

Once they’ve decided to take the plunge and try for a major achievement, though, your support or lack thereof could make or break the relationship.

Ignore the insignificant stuff

When your partner does something you find irritating, think twice before you bring it to their attention. Is it something they can easily change or would it require a major personality overhaul? If in all honestly, you can’t see your partner changing without years of nagging, you have the choice to either put up or break up (or nag for years, if you’re into that kind of thing). Once you choose to overlook it, don’t bring it up even during an argument.

Remember, this kind of acceptance and tolerance is often one of the things older married couples cite as a reason for their success.

Worried the romance is fading from your marriage and looking for a ways to get it back? There are plenty of little things you can do strike up that spark again. Romance tips can go a long way towards keeping “that lovin’ feelin’” alive for decades to come, or help bring you closer if you’re struggling.

Schedule a date night

Heard this advice before, haven’t you? Sure, it’d be great to go out to a fancy restaurant once a week, but there’s a budget to keep and kids to watch. Who has the money or the time? Well, you probably do if you use a little imagination. Are you on a tight budget? Stay in and make a gourmet meal together. Can’t find a sitter? Try swapping kids with other parents—you watch theirs on Friday night and they watch yours on Saturday night.

Spice up your lovemaking

Romance in the bedroom tend to fall by the wayside when you’re trying to deal with everything else that goes on in life. If you feel the passion’s faded a little, put some real effort into reviving it. Take some time to actually talk about your turn ons and desires. Sometimes just a book on love-making ideas can be enough to get your motors running again.

Audit your behavior

It seems the more familiar we become with someone, no matter how much we love that someone, we tend to forget our manners around them. We end up criticizing, nagging, and taking them for granted. It’s not comfortable to admit, but most of us develop a few bad habits overtime. That’s why it can help to take a cold, hard look at how you treat your spouse and work on less-than-loving behavior that might be killing the romance.

Have real conversations

Finding you have nothing to say over dinner other than “How’s the roast?” or worse, can’t think of anything to say at all? If so, make talking to each other again a top priority PDQ. Romance tips that are effective don’t always rely on the roses and candlelight part. The foundation of romance is emotional intimacy and you’ll only reach through frequent, open conversations about the things that really matter.

It may mean finding time away from the kids and/or other interruptions, so do it. Your relationship is worth it.

Give more

Both common sense and sociological studies hold that the more each partner invests in the marriage, the more they generally get out of it. When one partner freely expresses their love, it sets off a cycle of giving and giving-back between you that’s hard to hold back.

The nice thing is that it only takes one partner to kick off the cycle.

If you’re starting to feel like the average potato soup has more romance in it than your marriage does right now, it’s time to do something about it. A dull spell can lead to serious marital problems all too quickly. So, if you want to keep alive your love, romance tips like the ones above are a good place to start.