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It turns out it doesn't matter so much how supportive of your partner you are, as it does what you support. Through subtly supporting their efforts to be the person they want to be, you can help them change, and they'll love you for it.

Sadly this article has nothing to do with getting your BF to stop squeezing the toothpaste in the middle: it's about a review of research on the "Michelangelo" theory of relationships, or the idea that some people can look at a big ol' lump of boyfriend and slowly chisel away until it becomes an ideal figure.

A group of international psychologists reviewed studies on the effect and published the results in the December issue of the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.

But it has to be your guy's ideal figure, not just yours. Otherwise you'll be what's more commonly known as a "nag." Some people are better at this than others, but it has to do with understanding the way your partner thinks of himself, so that's a good place to start.

It still is not known if there is a man out there who will one day thank you for training him to put the seat down.