what are the important keys in a relationship

I think there are several things that make a relationship strong jhl....For us, it has been the laughter. It's important to be able to laugh at yourself and enjoy life. Staying young and enjoying each other, not settling into an 'old' routine. Keep the relationship fresh and interesting. Being honest with each other and talking about things openly and honestly. Sacrifice is important too - giving...and not always taking.......having the knowledge that neither of you are going to purposely hurt each other and if you happen to do or say something that is hurtful, having the ability to say "I'm sorry", mean it, and move forward. Never take anger to bed with you. That space is reserved for intimacy and friendship. And oh yea, staying friends in the midst of being in love. Realizing neither of you are perfect and are going to make serious mistakes. Committment and facing responsibility. Having the ability to take the blame when you are wrong. Having, recognizing and respecting the differences between two people. "We have so much in common"....yes....but there are so many complete opposites that are there too. The years will develope more common bonds, but for now, respect the differences and use them to your advantage. Privacy is important. We each have to retain a little of our private self, where no one is welcome. A small place where we can go to be with our thoughts. Remember the kid inside who sometimes wants to come out and play. For men, that little boy who wanted to grow up to be a cowboy or who wanted to travel into space. For women, that little girl who was always in the floor with her coloring book and crayons, or when she wanted to wear her mom's pretty dresses and make-up. The dolls and teddy bears and other little girls things. We don't always have to be adults. Us big kids like to play too. Loyalty...and the willingness to give things up - sharing - there's so much........

Trust is indeed important, but it might be a secondary part of a relationship. I think that friendship is important, after all if you are your partners best friend then you will trust them, love them (and not just in a romantic way), and need them. Building this friendship can help you work through other problems that can arise. Of course, I am not an expert. I have been married almost three years. But I would say that our marriage has gone through a lot. -We got pregnant six weeks into our marriage and it was a horrible pregnancy with me sick for the last seven and a half months of it. -We lived in Michigan and my husband couldn't find permanent work -We moved to Wisconsin and in with his cousins, which turned out very bad. (We lived with them six weeks and it was horrible). -My mom moved in with us... -My husband was laid off from his job -He moved to Texas -My mom, the baby and I were in Wisconsin without him for three and a half months -My mom lived with us for fourteen months and it was really bad. We spent about 300 dollars a month on her needs, plus moved her stuff twice (about $1000 the first time and $1500 the second). Plus she hated my husband which caused a bunch of issues. I would say that while I am not an expert on relationships...we have been through a lot and the biggest thing that has brought us through is that he is indeed my best friend and I am his.

I believe Trust and love is the important keys in one's relationship..A relationship cannot evolve without love and without trust love cannot continue..

Hello jhl. I think that the most important key in a relationship is 'trust', because with the trust, you can deal with the relationship in a more smooth way, as expected.

i think the key factors in a relationships are communication, honesty, and trust.

I think that most people have the same opinions on what is important in a relationship, they just word it differently. For me it is trust, like you, and with trust comes all the other things that happen with the trust. Like respect. They kind of go together, don't they. That is what I mean that I think people are all wanting the same things, just worded different, Get it, my friend.

No matter what the relationship is,spouse,lover,friend,child,sibling,parent,employer,empolyee,coworker or whoever,trust should be the main issue.You can not get to like or love without being able to trust that person.

I agree with you that trust is important. Being honest to each other and also committed to making the relationship work, there goes the saying - it takes two to TANGO... so each partner needs to work on it. also, it is important to spend time together - quality time. However, one thing that I realized over time is that no matter how long you are together, whether months or years or weeks, it is also important to be individual. Meaning - not to lose each others individuality. After all - you both got attracted for each others personality before you got together - so be yourself with your partner.

you should be truthful to each other and there should be no secrets between the partners and that leads to a calm and peaceful life.

good day.. I think the most important thing is love and trust. Love is the center of the relationship while trust is the mantle.

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Hello jh1930, Right my opinion of a good relationship is laughter and gave and take not just one sided care and considerations for each other never sanp at one other when they are in a bad mood but smile and never aruge about money. Tamarafireheart.

Hello,jhl.I think the most important key in a relationship is your honesty.If one want others to treat him/her frankly and keep the relationship long then he/she should be frank to others first.Only honest people can get true friendship and the hypocritical can only find his/her friends are also hypocritical,I think.

for me it's trust, respect and honesty. because if you lack those things in a relationship i think you'll have a problem. i have never been in a relationship but base on the stories of my friends, i think those are the top three keys for a healthy relationship. cheers!

My answer to this question has been the same throughout the years.COMMUNICATION. It's the answer to all problems couples face. Of course, there is also trust and loyalty but if you don't communicate, nothing will happen.

I came up with a simple formula to help any relationship or to be able to have a great relationship.... It is in my book that will be published soon... But I will give you the formula just not in detail... I call it the 4 C's. they go as followed: Compassion, Commitment, Compromise, and I put this one last because it is the most important of all. Because without this one you can not truly have any of the others and it is Communication..... If you can say that your relationship has these 4 C's you can honestly say " I finally found what I was looking for".

You need lot's of TRUST UNDERSTANDING RESPECT AND UN CONDITIONAL LOVE keep them that will give you lasting relationship.

I think there are two important elements to maintain a relationship. One is trust,another thing is communication. We should trust our partner by giving them assurance that we are giving fully trust and support to them. With trust, we can avoid misunderstandings in our relationship. We will not suspect our partner is hiding something from us and we will have confidence on them by being sincere in the relationship. Communication is very important in term of getting more understand our partner. When we are getting understand more about them, we can always know what they are thinking and get rid of conflicts.

In my opinion a good and healthy relationship can exist only when there is a strong bond of love, most importantly understanding between the two, trust on each other.