Last Updated on July 6, 2020
3. Being Happy Together
Being happy all the time is an impossible goal to achieve, but yet, humans seek happiness in every other aspect of their lives – the food they eat, their hobbies, and the people they relate to, for example.
At the moment you find love, it’s only natural that you will experience this intense feeling of joy, the so-called honeymoon phase. As time goes by, the feeling won’t be so intense, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t measure the happiness you feel when you are around your significant other.
And if there comes a time where you don’t feel happy anymore, that’s when you need to start asking yourself if it’s time to move on. After all, relationships are supposed to add something positive to your life – and as you change, your needs may change as well, as well as what brings you happiness.
4. You Need To Truly Like Each Other
People who have been in a long-term relationship often conclude that loving someone and liking someone is not the same thing. And even if it sounds contradictory, liking someone is way more important than love.
Because liking someone means that you know them well, that their company makes you feel good, that you can even get past the little things that annoy you because you really, truly enjoy having this person in your life.
Love can be very superficial sometimes – you may love a person, but, in the end, you are not a match if you do not connect in many important aspects or if you don’t even share the same interests.
5. Maintaining Your Personality
This is a rookie mistake, but when a relationship starts, some people tend to adjust their personality to fit their love interest. And why is this a bad thing? Because it’s nothing but a performance!
If you want to have a long, happy relationship with someone, you can’t sell yourself as something you are not. Over the long term, you will have to compromise your true self if you want to be together.
