communication

Communication is an important thing in any relationship/friendship. Thinking that your partner can read your mind is not going to get you anywhere. Except maybe pissed off. My old roommate once told me something that I consider a valuable peice of advice. She said "...men are stupid. They need things to be explained to them to really understand how you feel".

Meaning- you cannot expect your partner (male or female) to know how you are feeling at every single second of the day. You must communicate those feelings, whether they consist of love, frustration, adoration, confusion, or insecurity. If you think about it you don't know how they feel all the time, how can you expect them to be able to do that for you?