what are the three most important things to you in a relationship?

The three important things in relationship are loyalty, caring and sharing for me. Loyalty means honesty, caring means helping and understanding nature and sharing means common interests. I feel these three are most important things in all the relationships.

1) Communication 2) Communication 3) Consideration 4) Respect 5) Did I mention Communication?

1 - faithfulness (but maybe that's in honesty too) and committment, which I guess would be "true love" 2 - things in common, maybe even same 'class', not in wealth or upbringing, but in attitude, able to meet if not actually in the same class 3 - not selfish or overly self concerned or absorbed! These are the three things I think come in the most handy for making a successful relationship.

For me? 1. The ability to leave me the hell alone when I say so. Only one of my partners has ever understood that when I say 'I want to be alone' I mean it, and that when I say 'I need some space for me-time' I really do mean that's what I need. It's not code for breaking up. If I wanted to break up, I'd say 'I want to break up'. 2. The ability to understand that I am the most important person in my life. I am the center of my own universe. This is my life, I live it for me. I will gladly share my priorities and place a SO on the same level as me, but I will never live my life for another person. 3. Communication. I don't play mind games, I say what I mean, and I need my partner to do the same. And this is why I'm happily single. There are precious few people who match what I need in a mate.

There is only one point over the years that I feel is important in my life. That word is covenant. Covenant is a one way agreement. If I covenanted with another person, I am obliged to fulfill my side of the agreement even if the other party did not. In marriage, this is most important and many couples do not realise this when they took their wedding vows in church.

I agree with you on all your points! If you are missing one of the three, you are goign to have trouble maintaining the relationship. Communication is most important! If you can't talk about anything, how can you trust them?

I also agree that communication and honesty are very much important in a relationship. Honesty is very very important and then only you can maintain relationship.

The three most imporatn thingsto me would be, 1) Trust 2) Shared sense of humour 3) Ability to communicate

Factors of Healthy Relationships Each of these factors is necessary, and together they characterize a healthy relationship: 1. Trust 2. Honesty 3. Openness 4. Communication 5. Understanding 6. Flexibility/Compromise 7. Boundaries 8. Growth 9. Acceptance 10. Respect 11. Intimacy/Spirituality 12. Commitment 13. Space 14. Individuality 15. Affirmations 16. Equality 17. Risks

the three most important to me is... first an open communication with each other, second the trust, honesty and faithfulness to one another and lastly the love and care for each other...

1)meeting of minds 2)trust 3)compromise

For me the three things would be; a sense of humor, you have to be able to make each other laugh and have fun. Communication, being able to sit down and talk to each other. Compromise, be will to give and take in order to reach a solution together.

for me the 3 most important thing is trust, love and understanding. If you have this 3 in a relationship, i am sure you would make it lol

The three things that have kept my relationship going over the last 11 years and the things that remain the most important are these: 1. Communication with one another is the most important, you have to be able to say the things that you feel and your partner should be able to do the same. 2. Commonality both with the things you like to do and with the values that you hold in life. Values can be extremely important especially when you start to talk about marriage and children. 3. Space, we each need time to ourselves to do our own things and be just a single entity for awhile. We are both individuals, although we have a life together, we both have out individual talents and have worked hard to become our own people.

I think the three most important things in a relationship are 1. Trust 2. Care for each other no matter what 3. Similar life values and views (like upbringing of children,about their future) I also believe it is important to understand and accept one another the way we are. I'm learning to do that now!

Marriage is not a game it is very serious. You must work every day at keeping it going. I love your three things to have a good relationship. I have always said that communication should be in all relationships. If you can't talk about a problem you can not fix a problem. Honesty is also important because if you can't honestly tell your partner there is a problem or you have concerns than you will have no relationship. You should have similar goals on the really important stuff like kids and finances. Finances cause a great deal of strain on any kind of relationship. Then you fill in with love and mutual respect and a longing to be together. These are the fun things. All these things make a relationship work.

Respect; with out respect you will not have any of the above. Without respect there is no foundation for a relationship to be built upon, so you are building it on tooth picks, and even if a smal wind blows, it will fall.

I would have to say the 3 most important things in any relationship for me is: 1. Communication 2. Trust 3. Honesty, and compasion

I think trust is the number one issue. If you can't trust each other, there's no point in even going further as far as I'm concerned. Next I think open lines of communication are necessary, and last I would say just enough difference to make us interesting and able to learn about each other.

I have been in a relationship for more than 4 years now ... and had couple of relationships prior to his one when i was in my teens,,,I am 23 now and a full time employee i think the 3 most important factors that one should have in a relationship are 1) Open communication/understanding 2) Faith and honesty 3) Equal sharing of responsibility in their own fields Thanks sid