People rarely notice their partner's less attractive peculiarities early on in their life together, because they are so very much in love. However, as the blinding effect of romantic love wears off with time, they become more aware of these disturbing traits, flaws or vices of their partner's. Though founded on love, most relationships rely on good communication skills to get through difficult times, which are bound to occur as the partners spend more and more time together.
In such times understanding the differences between the partners and treating them with patience is of the utmost importance, especially when dealing with trivial things, such as never saying please and thank you, which can be very annoying, but are not worth quarrelling about. …