How Do You Know When Someone Is Right For You?
"A person doesn't need a reason to fall in love.
The experience itself is reason enough."
-Barbara De Angelis
Some people love others for all the wrong reasons. They have relationships because they're bored with the lack of passion and purpose in their lives, and rather than looking within to find out why they feel that way, they get involved in a love affair and make that their purpose. These relationships never work because they aren't in love with the person-they're in love with the distraction. When people are feeling lonely or desperate, they're more likely to make poor love discisions and end up in unfulfulling relationships.
Seven wrong reasons to be in a relationship:
7. Emotional or spiritual emptiness
Getting involved with someone for the wrong reasons is one of the ways in which people create unhealthy and unfulfulling relatonships.
What should a person look for in a partner? The key to choosing the right partner is to look for a person with good character, not simiply a good personality. Most people become attracted to a mate because of their personality-his or her ability to make them laugh; his or her softness; his or her interests, etc. People sometimes forget about the person's characteristics. Character determines how a person will treat himself or herself; the mate; and the children. It's the foundation of any healthy partnership. These are the building blocks of a good character in a person.
Six qualities to look for in a partner:
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