What are important factors for choosing your domestic partner?
368301
When you pick a partner, make sure there's a lot of attraction... but most importantly... make sure it's with someone you genuinely like, and can say that you'd honestly be friends with. \n\nSomeday, sooner or later, the romance will dim, she or he is going to be your companion for the rest of your life, and the person you talk to most. You'd better be friends, or you're going to be either very lonely or divorced.\n\nI didn't marry someone I liked... just someone I loved. That love faded... and now we are miserable. \n\nGood Luck to you!
942793
Yep, that's me ;) It's the best decision I made, marrying my sweetheart who's from the States. I come from a country that's very rich in tradition, and I'm chinese. Since we've been involved, he learnt a lot about my culture and the traditions that we have. Although we still have disagreements in our relationship sometimes, but it's the one thing that brings us closer too. Life will never be boring for us, that's for sure.
921669
Phone calls, webcam, letters, and honesty in all areas.  You must also spend time together, not as a holiday, but truly exposing your good AND bad traits.  Long distance relationships can work, but only if each person stays transparent.  If the communication and honesty/trust  isn't there while dating, it won't be there after marriage. Visting England and visting America is so  much fun, but a marriage doesn't come with a guarantee that if you get past customs you will make it.  Questions:  how do you both handle anger?  How do you handle differences in race, religion, customs and traditions?  Good luck. I dated my Dutch beau for 4 years, moved to Holland and married him. We are married 10 years now, and have moved back to California.  But it wasn't easy and isn't easy...we had to stop pretending that we were on a holiday. :)
490393
Such a good question. I think the most important things in a relationship are friendship and trust. Passion comes and goes and if you're not friends and don't trust each other... you'll get a divorce eventually. So I vote for reason!(You do have to love the guy of course :)
313299
will long distance relationships work?
1073382
make a list of the things you would like in a partner and stick to the list. one thing is for sure- top of the list is NOT married
656301
yes it can, but you both have to be honest and trust each other. good communication is also another key factor in making this kind of relationship work.
555855
Like any other relationship, as long as you're in love you'll stick together no matter the mileage separating you. My hubby was in England, I was in France, then he was in Malaysia and I was still in France - we did that for 3 years before moving in together, and after 10 years we are married. So it works!
142262
The best start is to pick someone you don't know that well. Let your wife set the rules, so that she's comfortable and stick to them. As to your relationship, it will change. You are sharing something that is supposed to ba an intimate expression of your love for each other. Inviting someone else in will change it. No one can predict how your feelings will change. That is why you must think carefully as a couple: should this stay a fantasy? If you are happy with the risks, as a couple, then go for it. But no recriminations if things go badly.
1183727
There is no ideal, sweetie. It totally depends on...well, so very much, including, the woman, the way the guy works what he has, and myriad other things. More than anything, though, while yes, some physical things are kinda important, the absolute most important thing is the way you make the lady feel both when she's near you and when she's miles away from you (she is stimulated much more in her mind that she will be anywhere else). Hope this helps!
941760
Well marriage is a bond between two souls, so i think that all the four factors mentioned by you are important but the most importannt and required factor is understanding and your perfection towards the responbilities that you have to fullfill at your family. if you fullfill all the responsibilities well and if you are able to understand your husbands's emotions and situations, you can make him happy.\nmost importantly i would like to say that all these factors should be from both the sides i mean your husband should also have all these qualities.
1169256
Humor - a guy has to make me laugh, and be able to laugh at himself, or at least not take himself too seriously.  My boyfriend is really funny, and everywhere we go, he can make people laugh...even angry grocery store clerks.  Intelligence is equally important - including overall knowledge of what's going on in the world, politics, and also problem solving skills, objectivity.  Caring about other people is also a big one - compassion and eagerness to help others by volunteering or just helping someone with directions.  And with all of this, he's got to be "manly" - as stereotypical as that sounds, I like a guy that isn't too emotional, is physically strong, knows how to fix stuff around the house, and helps me do things that are easier for him - like carry heavy luggage, etc... \n\nI just realized that I've described my boyfriend perfectly...so I'm suddenly very happy to realize what I have!  Thanks for asking!
683794
I wanted a woman that would stimulate and challenge me. Someone that had similar interests to me so that we would be compatible, but not identical so that I could grow by learning about new things (as would she). She had to be attractive and sexy (though keep in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder), and she had to have a sense of humor because sometimes you just have to laugh at life. It is important that the woman have the same sense of core values that I do, you can differ on the little things but you want to be aligned in your basic beliefs, family had to be important to her because it is to me, and last but not least (and maybe several of these items are rolled up into this one) she has t obe a friend, someone that I enjoy being with and spending time with in a non-romantic way, because life consists of an overwhelming amount of moments like that...\n\nThank God for my wife who is all of that and more ...
500553
I would say mary her in both countries. make the official one in the country you bouth want to live in and than a nother informal weding. than you can be sure the both families are happy.
770907
Best partner can be anyone whether its male or female... Trust, understanding, caring attitude are the base of every relation whether\nthat person is ur frnd, ur parents and anyone.. ND one more thing if u start trusting other person start liking his or her habits, his or her\npriorities than u wl also come to know who is best life partner.. Trust \nunderstanding, care r base of all relations...
92038
If he agrees with you in the following issues:\n\n1) Who is responsible for cleaning and maintaining the household\n2)Who is responsible for economic support of the household\n3) who is responsible for paying the bills\n4) How clean the house is going to be\n5) Rates of saving\n6) Use of intoxicants (coffe, liguor, cigarettes)\n7) Confinement of sexual intimacy to the couple\n8) What to inform each other about your behavior\n9) separate vacations\n10) Children\n11) Religion\n12) Holidays with the different families\n\nand of course, if he is capable of consistently satisfying you in the intimacy.
469049
In terms of stability, one of the most important things in any partnership is an underlying friendship. That is especially true in marriage. There is nothing that creates more stability in a marriage than for the partners to be best friends and to fully respect one another as such. Being lovers in addition is simply a bonus. =p