All you need is love

by The Group Hug Expert June 17, 2021, 11:26 am 1.9k Views

We all need to feel wanted and loved. There are many kinds of love, but many people search for love in the form of a romantic relationship with a compatible partner. For certain individuals, a romantic relationship is a deep source of fulfilment. The end of a relationship, however, can cause huge psychological anguish and grief.

Relationship refers to the association, connection, interaction and bond between two or more people. This can be through family, friendships, romantic and work relationships.

Maintaining a strong healthy relationship requires constant care and communication.

There are 5 essential ingredients for having a healthy relationship:-

Communication, respect, boundaries, trust and support.

All of these elements result in the feeling of security.

Each individual should feel confident that their partner is willing to devote time and attention to the other. Partners in a strong relationship will take into account each other’s feelings and are fair in the distribution of household chores and duties. There is a sense of gratitude for each other and affection is provided and received openly. Any hurdles and challenges a couple face in their relationship will inevitably be faced together as they see themselves as being on the same team.

So how does one go about determining whether a particular person is suitable as a potential mate?

Finding someone you are truly compatible with isn’t easy. It is important to learn what the difference is between compatibility and love because quite often they’re not the same thing.

Compatibility means that you get along with somebody very well. You enjoy each other’s company and you like the same and similar hobbies and pastimes. You have similar views, moral and core beliefs.

Love, on the other hand, is a deeper emotion that you feel for another person. It drives you to want to help, support, nurture and above all protect them. You know that feeling, when your stomach does a leap and your heart skips a beat! You cannot stop thinking about the other person and the relationship is also of an emotional and sexual nature.

You can be compatible without love, but you can’t have love without compatibility.

If you are dating someone who encourages you to discover new activities or beliefs that expands their own self concept (beliefs one holds about oneself) whose opinion you value and who is interested in investing time, emotion and energy into the potential relationship then he/she is a keeper!

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If you are struggling mentally after a break up the NHS have plenty of free resources.