Love is a very beautiful thing, and has quite a strong affiliation with happiness. As humans we are all sociable and due to this, we all need love in one way or the other.
Now, in an aspect of a relationship, some people either fall in love and later get married, or aspire to get married at a certain period of time, while some singles even wish to get into a relationship, and all these in sort for love and happiness, but is Love alone strong enough to ensure a long lasting relationship?.
Judging from my research and interview with some old couples who still live happily together, as well as my personal experiences from previous relationships, I came to a realization that not just Love, but true friendship is a very vital recipe for a successful relationship.
Having your partner as your best friend strengthens the bond in that relationship, it makes both parties free to express his/herself not just as lovers but also as friends, in some cases, it also helps to reduces the risk or fear of being judged by the other person, and also leads to less secrets between the two individuals, because they will both be free to tell each other almost anything, and this also promotes the couple's sexual and romantic life as well as having fun as a couple, even by playing together as kids at times.
It's easy to wish for a happy and successful relationship, but at the same time you must be willing to pay the price through sacrifice, patience, compassion for the other individual, realizing as humans we make mistakes, and also learn to forgive quickly and move forward.
Most importantly, for those in a relationship or marriage, if you truly desire a happy home, though may not be an easy feet for some, but must learn to be faithful and stick to your partner, because as the saying goes "The truth cannot be hidden forever", and as a result, when the partner of a cheating individual gets to finds out, even if such person do not ask for a break-up or a divorce, things will never remain the same with such couple.
As said earlier in this article, in order to have a successful and happy relationship, lots of sacrifice is required.
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