The future of your relationship depends on how compatible you are. Our experts have picked the most important criteria, and we are happy to share them with you.
So, people have a happy, reliable and long-term relationship when:
~ They share each other’s values
Values are life principles, guidelines, something that governs our decisions and choices.
~ They are genuinely interested in each other
To be genuinely interested means to see your partner as an individual and not as a picture from your head.
~ They know how to communicate
Openly, carefully, attentively, and accepting each other.
~ They like each other
The way they are, not the way they want to shape each other.
~ In a crisis, they play on the same team
When faced with a crisis or a problem, they unite and don’t try to drown each other in mutual accusations. To get a detailed instruction on how to overcome a crisis in a relationship follow this link:
~ They live by their own rules
They are guided by their own agreements and not by common beliefs like “in a relationship you must…”
~ They understand each other
They notice when something is going on with their partner and interpret it correctly. You can practice this useful skill here: link
~ They provide mutual support
If one is exhausted or falls down, the other one picks them up.
~ They take proper care of their relationship
You can learn how to “take proper care of a relationship” here:
