Thanks for sharing these tips. Permit me to add some:

• A relationship that's built on begging will be sustained on begging. Same goes for those built on material gifts.

• Always be yourself. I also learnt this the hard way. There are more than 500,000 people around you. You can't afford to waste time pretending to be someone you're not. Just be real. Be you.

• Always remember nobody does you a favour by being with you. Without them you lived, so they should never make you feel less than who you love your self to be.