These 15 questions will reveal if you've found 'the one'
Dr Gary W. Lewandowski Jr. has dedicated his professional life to answering questions on love and relationships, and during his career has encountered one question more than others:Â 'Have I found the one?'Â
In order to answer this question, Lewandowski comprised a list of 15 questions to answet to determine if you and your partner belong togethr.Â
If you answer 'no' to any of the following questions, Dr Gary suggests you might want to reconsider your choice in a partner.Â
1. Does your partner make you a better person, and do you do the same for them?
2. Are you and your partner both comfortable with sharing feelings, relying on each other, being close, and able to avoid worrying about the other person leaving?
3. Do you and your partner accept each other for who you are, without trying to change each other?
4. When disagreements arise, do you and your partner communicate respectfully and without contempt or negativity?
5. Do you and your partner share decision-making, power and influence in the relationship?
6. Is your partner your best friend, and are you theirs?
7. Do you and your partner think more in terms of 'we' and 'us,' rather than 'you' and 'I'?
8. Would you and your partner trust each other with the passwords to social media and bank accounts?
9. Do you and your partner have good opinions of each other – without having an overinflated positive view?
10. Do your close friends, as well as your partner's, think you have a great relationship that will stand the test of time?
11. Is your relationship free of red flags like cheating, jealousy and controlling behaviour?
12. Do you and your partner share the same values when it comes to politics, religion, the importance of marriage, the desire to have kids (or not) and how to parent?
13. Are you and your partner willing to sacrifice your own needs, desires and goals for each other (without being a doormat)?
14. Do you and your partner both have agreeable and emotionally stable personalities?
15. Are you and your partner sexually compatible?
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