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What are things are important to have a happy and successful relationship?

I am writing a process essay and need some help in finding areas that are important to have to be in a happy and important realationship. the areas I have so far are: Trust, time, love, communication, respect, commitment, passion, intimacy and compassion are there any other areas that you can think of?

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1. your areas so far: Trust, time, love, communication, respect, commitment, passion, intimacy and compassion some others: security, understanding, sacrifices -Accept each other's basic personalities exactly the way they are. Never think you can change someone. However, expect yourselves to change over time as both of you mature together. - Find and pay attention to what you admire about each other. - Nurture your feelings of affection for each other. - Learn and practice skills to really listen and hear each other. - Learn and practice skills for resolving relationship conflicts. -Make time together and have some fun. Do not let conflicts or arguments spoil those times. - Take the time to learn what your partner wants as demonstration of your love. -Take the time to be affectionate and nurture one another. - Be a team - a united front. Tackle any problems as a team. Learn and practice skills for solving problems. - Learn from your mistakes. Learn to forgive. - Honor your commitment - do not put yourself in situations where you might be tempted to mess around with someone else. - Recognize when you need support and know where you can find it.
2. patience and jealously..yes, jealously...without it, there can be no signs of love for the other person. think about it, if you ever felt jealous for another person, it shows them that you have or still have feelings for them. for that person, it means alot!
3. Humor, you have to know how to laugh with one another. Being silly with each other and laughing makes love between someone even stronger.
4. all the things that u said are important.. they are truly needed.. but u can also add one very important ingredient of a happy relationship.. the fact is love for GOD shud be the binding force in a relationship.. above all else i shud say..
5. Tolerance, ability to see them as an individual and not as an extended self - in that they may enjoy things you dont or want to do stuff you dont or hold a different opinion on somethiing than you and it is down to you both to accept that rather than try and change or stop them from being different from you. i.e. the loo seat up or down - he needs it up you need it down - there is no 'right or wrong' just different needs. Also, a loyal mind. I know it seems strange to suggest that - but it is very easy in this day and age surrounding with advertisements, pornography, more sexually confident males and females - to be tempted by what you can have rather than what you have got - if you start thinking about some of these temptations it can make you become dissatisfied with what you have - so an understanding of temptation and a respect for the reasons not to pursue them. I have known my ex partner and now best freind for 15 years - and what has kept me by his side is his ability to just understand me and accept me and love me anyway - rather than judge me or not care about thing that matter to me. Hope this helps.