This is what I always remember: without God, I am nothing.. I've been through a lot of things but thanks to him.. I was able to survive I am who I am because of him

Sometimes, things fail because we rely on our own strength.. things are so much better if God is included

Thanks angel

Emotional connection

I googled it and I think it can be a major thing to hold a relationship. When one empathises and truly love, the person would put his own feelings aside specially as if it is different from the other person in order to fully understand him/her. An emotional connection is both the act and the feeling that each person has a sense of belonging and acceptance. So for me if an emotional connection is present all the other factors will just follow. A smart and sensitive conversation, a simultaneous rush of feeling just by looking into each other’s eyes and a common ground of faith. No difference is impossible to work on....no feelings ignored but celebrated at the end of every struggle

All of those are top choices, except physical less important!

Haven't a clue Sis, right about now any kind of connection would be nice

Considering my past relationships though, I would say emotional and spiritual equally because those are the two that seemed to be lacking in my relationships.

Yes sis those are really hard to find oh well

Some day perhaps, for the both of us

Someday

we fail because we aren't perfect, has nothing to do with god.. failures are teachers, we need to fail to learn... I was always told god gives everyone a choice, do you think god would be "mad" at you if you believed in yourself first? If so, you're going to the wrong Church...

We need to fail in order to learn? I hope that would not always be the case. Our belief in God does come from our belief of ourselves, of who we are and what we are and yes HE gives us the choice of what we want to be. You are right though that we have to know ourselves first, our flaws and imperfections and accept it. What mostly matters is what we think of ourselves then if other people see us otherwise then there is really no connection. IMO

I just recently realised that there is actually a level of connection that we have with everyone. It could sometimes be deep but fleeting or long but shallow. Those that does not last were meant to be lessons and those that stayed are still with a purpose that hasn’t been achieved as such things do happen for a reason only unclear.

The French really hit it with the term Je ne sais quoi!

Oui @ Beach

What are you gonna do post this in multiple threads?

From my experiences and personal values, Id say the thing that would make the most binding impact upon a relationship, for me, is the spiritual and emotional connection, if we can be 'coming' from a similar place and perspective and seeking the same type of fulfillment, we are more likely to weather the storms and make it work.

Interesting question. My answer is probably less exciting than most. However if the goal is a lifetime then probably intellectual. Physical will change with passage of time and would make a poor foundation. Emotionally, differences are actually helpful if not necessary and spiritual requires an honest intellectual series of conversations to learn from each other and connect at a meaningful level. Having said that I suspect you could make an intelligent argument for any order. I would think though that boredom is the biggest thief of passion and easiest to keep at bay with an intellectually compatible partner.

That’s so true thanks for your thoughts

If two people are intellectually connected but not emotionally sensitive to each other’s feelings I do think that no amount of knowledge can make the relationship last?