I nearly lost a 3 year relationship with an older woman (i'm 15, she's 18) but I managed to salvage it. She's not OMFGHAWT, and she's not skinny- but hell no is she fat. She's mediocre in looks, a very talented artist (Drawing on tablets, and photoshop 7) and she's very sociable. Some things make her just frea kout. Like, she rarely gets sleep- and she stresses herself out. A good girlfriend doesn't stress herself out over little things. So when I jokingly say 'get to bed, young lady!' she'll fucking yell at me, it's weird O.o
But anyways, a good girlfriend can sit down with you and listen to everything you have to say- and you should do that for her as well. You don't need to be close as in distance- she's a fair distance away (About an hour and a half if I Wangan it.), but she can't be flirty in that situation. She has to tell you major details, and shouldn't hide anything, and should encourage you in whatever you try to do.