MAKING LOVE WORK: 3 things a relationship can never thrive without

If these three things are absent in your relationship, you might aswell kiss the relationship goodbye.Relationships are sparked by attraction and interest, butcan hardly be kept alive on just these things.It requires a lot more than that to keep a relationship healthy.While the list of the things that hold a relationship together couldstretch from here to there, some of these things are actually a lotmore important than others.For all relationships to thrive and stand the test of time, these threethings have to be present and taken more serious than all others…

1. Trust

The very bottom line of genuinely falling in love with someone istrust… a kind of belief in them that they won’t break your heart, thatthey won’t do you dirty.A relationship without trust is one wherein partners constantly walkon eggshells, wherein they can’t vouch for one another, and onewherein honesty is nowhere to be found.A relationship without total trust or at least 75% trust betweenpartners is not ideal, and is prone to breaking apart by some littletest.

2. Communication

Relationships do not suddenly attain perfection, and no matter howeasily two people hit the ground running, there are still going to bedifferences here and there which could ruin the chances of thatrelationship getting to a stage they might have envisaged when itbegan.This is where communication comes in. Proper communication isthat thing that smoothen out the creases in a relationship, andbeing able to discuss issues and talk through difficult patches cannever be over-emphasized.Of course, adequate communication might be most useful duringbad times in a relationship, but its importance is not limited to justthose times. It is an important tool to be put to use at all times,good or bad.

3. Commitment

Of these three, this is by all means the most important.Relationships can only stay alive when partners show a willingnessand the required work to keep it alive and make it work.Commitment in a relationship seems to incorporate almost allother traits - faithfulness, honesty, consideration, compromise,respect, loyalty, etc.A relationship without both partners' commitment will most likelyfail, because this is what fuels their desire to remain in therelationship, this is what pushes them to do all that is needed tomake their partner happy and satisfied, it is what makes themreach compromises and make all sacrifices needed to make therelationship work.If your relationship is without this and the other two thingsmentioned in this article, you just might as well kiss therelationship goodbye - because it is only a matter of time before itcomes crumbling to dust.