Being a good girlfriend can be tricky, especially at the beginning of a relationship. But whether you and your new partner are still feeling each other out, or if you’re approaching your five-year anniversary, there are still a number of steps to take if you want to be a good girlfriend and to make your relationship thrive. To be a good girlfriend, you have to be loving and supportive while maintaining your independence. If you want to know how to do it, just read on from step one below! Don’t create a fake you just to impress them. It might be tempting if you think they’d prefer a different type of girl but usually this is just cobbling together snippets of things said or suggested and you’re likely to be wrong. After all, they want to date you, not some imagined form of perfection. And if you really feel tempted to change things about yourself because they insist that you’d be better thinner, taller, prettier, quieter, whatever, then it’s a good indication that you’re not compatible.