Successful couples use the holidays as an opportunity to strengthen their relationship by creating new traditions, says New York–based psychologist Sabrina Romanoff.
They also take the new year as an opportunity to get closer and communicate about what matters to them. Romanoff is also a relationship expert for the dating app Hily.
New Year’s Eve is a time when “we’re taking personal inventory of our lives,” she says. “What we want for the future, and also how our partner fits into that.”
Here’s the No. 1 thing successful couples do to keep their relationship strong heading into the new year, according to Romanoff.
For couples, it comes down to one conversation.












