By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News

With Valentine’s Day recently passed, Joe Vaughan, executive director of IHR, gave some tips to help strengthen relationships.

He said when it comes to romantic relationships, doing many people call the “simple things” makes the biggest difference.

“Everything always goes back to the very simple things, so always be a good listener, pay attention to what the other person needs or wants and see what they want to do and what their thoughts are,” Vaughan said.

Vaughan gives more advice during his Community Forum, which can be found in our Podcast section at wjez.com.