Dear i want you to know That Commitment is the greatest key to a =0Asuccess=
ful relationship. If you are committed you will always find a way to work =
=0Athings out Communication... talking and open honest communication about =
how you =0Afeel. What makes you happy and what upsets you. If you don't tel=
l your partner =0Athen they can't do what makes you happy and vice versa Th=
e way a person treats =0Ahis/her parents reveals how they WILL treat you! I=
f it's with love, kindness and =0Arespect, then this is what you will recei=
ve. But if it's with criticism, =0Adefensiveness and disrespect, then this =
too you will receive... EVENTUALLY... =0Ait's almost certainly a guarantee!=
So watch and listen to the answers you get in =0Atheir actions and words B=
EFORE you jump into bed I feel that a relationship =0Ashould always be base=
d upon honesty and acceptance. When you can fully accept =0Ayourself, hones=
ty will come naturally. This in return will leave your partner =0Afeeling c=
omfortable with you, knowing there is nothing to hide. If two people =0Acan=
see each other in full view with complete acceptance, they can build a =0A=
successful relationship from this I believe that the most important 'key' t=
o a =0Asuccessful relationship would have to be 'trust'. I believe that wit=
h trust, =0Alove will follow. However, what I have noticed is that many peo=
ple think trust, =0Aor expect that trust is to be earned by the other perso=
n when in all actuality =0Ait is something that comes from within yourself.=
All too many times people will =0Asay they don't trust due to past experie=
nces. What they don't realize is that =0Athey have built up those proverbia=
l walls to protect them from the very thing =0Athey are searching for...yes=
, there is a risk in trusting someone, but when you =0Afinally find that 'r=
ight' person, it makes all the past experiences and lessons =0Alearned very=
much worth the risk All of life's little lessons do not have to be =0Apain=
ful... even when they seem so at the time. You just have to chalk it up to =
=0Aexperience and move on. Nothing is worth closing your heart. Nothing is =
worth =0Aliving in a world of fearing what bad 'may' come to youWithout tru=
st, you close =0Ayour heart to the happiness and joy that true love brings.=
It's =0Aonly my experience... and it's what I believe has given me the won=
derful gift of =0A'true' love. It's a hard thing to do, a scary thing, but =
very much =0Aworth itThis is not to go without saying that some people may =
betray your =0Atrust... that's the risk... but why allow past betrayals to =
prolong the pain by =0Abuilding a fortress around your heart that not only =
protects you =0Afrom pain/betrayal, but also denies you the ability to expe=
rience happiness and =0Ajoy Most have been hurt enough by one person, why a=
llow them and their actions =0Ato stop us from finding what we search for? =
I say open your hearts to trust and =0Abask in the beauty, happiness, and j=
oy, of the true love that will follow. For =0Aeveryone there IS a someone, =
you just can't find them if you hide away all your =0Alife.Not expecting yo=
ur partner to think and react to things the way you do. =0AResolving any co=
nflict in your relationship depends on this. It's important to =0Arespect y=
our partner's feelings, even if they are different from your own. If =0Ayou=
and your partner both do this you can usually resolve bad situations I thi=
nk =0Aa good relationship requires being each other's best friend, and trus=
ting one =0Aanother. I think each should respect the other's opinion and th=
at stupid =0Aarguments over stupid things are healthy, as long as they are =
not taken too far =0AGood communication. Never being ashamed of each other =
for any reason. On =0Aoccasion surprising your mate with a nice romantic da=
te or evening together and =0Atelling each other I love you There is a lot =
of love and caring in =0Athe relationship. There has to be love in order fo=
r a relationship to work A =0Agood relationship is when your partner is mor=
e than just a partner... they =0Ashould be your best friend A goodrelations=
hip is when two lovers understand each =0Aother, they're concerned for each=
other and they respect one another A good =0Arelationship is one purely ba=
sed on trust, if nothing else. Being able to be =0Amiles apart yet never wo=
rrying a minute about what they're doing. Communication =0Aat all times is =
so important, and most importantly, respect for each other and =0Atheir nee=
d for alone time as well as together time Two people trusting each =0Aother=
fully, not being afraid to tell the other what one thinks, whether it be =
=0Agood or bad, and the other respecting their opinion. Being able to enjoy=
the =0Asame things with each other, enjoying each other, and being able to=
take their =0Aseparate lives anvd smoothly combine their lifestyles into a=
couple's lifestyle A =0Agood relationship exists when either individual ha=
s the freedom to leave but =0Aneither wants toI honestly think that a good =
relationship is one where there are =0Ano secrets You are completely open w=
ith each other. But the biggest key is =0Athat the other person knows the w=
orst possible thing about you and they love you =0Aeven more for it. On top=
of that you have to have faith and trust. So that when =0Ayour man goes ou=
t with an old female friend you can completely trust him and =0Aknow that n=
o matter what happens, he will always come home to you. I know it may =0Ano=
t seem like much but as long as you have that and love, you are in a wonder=
ful =0Arelationship.  I define a good relationship by the way you treat e=
ach other. =0AYou could hold them and run your fingers down the side of the=
ir face. Feel =0Acomfortable you know. And you can also define it with figh=
ting. Fighting or =0AArguing is not my favorite thing to do with my Partner=
. But it needs to be done. =0AIt's not a real relationship until you do Arg=
ue I would have to say good =0Acommunication! Equality, LOVE, not just lust=
, and most of all, friendship is =0Aneeded For me, a good relationship is b=
eing able to open up to each other even =0Aabout the simple things in life.=
A relationship between two people cannot =0Agrow without trust. Loving a p=
erson is not enough, because if you've got doubts =0Abuilding up inside the=
n you your relationship won't work.=A0 A good relationship =0Ais when the t=
wo of you can actually feel better about your relationship after an =0Aargu=
ment; it's when you can really respect each other's differences and openly =
=0Adiscuss feelings at all times You have good relationship where there is =
=0Acompromise, honesty, sensitivity, and a feel for the needs and wants of =
the =0Aother person and yourself When the couple listens and doesn't interr=
upt when =0Athey're trying to work out a fight. They care for each other de=
eply. They share =0Asimilar interests A good relationship is when both part=
ies can freely express =0Athemselves with one another and to have that open=
connection to be able to say =0Aanything to each other. To have trust and =
faith in one another. Basically a =0Ahonest, trusting, loving and open rela=
tionship A good =0Arelationship is frankness and open-minded communication =
between friends. It is a =0Atwo-way communication without dominance and/or =
hypocrisy in it A good =0Arelationship isn't necessarily flawless, because =
human beings aren't flawless. =0AIt's more important that you can grow with=
the person you love. If you can learn =0Aand grow each day with your best =
friend standing by you in body and in =0Aspirit-then you have a good relati=
onship.When you can feel comfortable about =0Aeverything together. Always b=
eing able to talk, joke. Taking your commitment =0Aseriously with one anoth=
er and never taking each other for granted A good =0Arelationship must a gi=
ve and take basis, in order for you to understand each =0Aother. Never fail=
to listen and understand the situation your in to. Be open =0Aminded and b=
e ready to any obstacle that will come in you're way. A good =0Arelationshi=
p is when both members fully trust each other and can have a blast =0Awith =
each other, knowing how to laugh and be there for each other It's something=
=0Adivine. Where the understanding between the two partners is mutual. No =
talking =0Arequired, but it's something you can just feel, something specia=
l. Where you can =0Ajust believe in each other, really believe. How there i=
s a difference between =0Asaying it and actually feeling it so this is my o=
pinion towards a commitment =0Arelationship.. take care and get back to me =
... Maxwell