3 Signs Your Relationship Will Last Forever

When dating someone, think in the long term. What’s the point of dating someone if you only want to be with them temporarily?

Being 22-year old who has been in the dating scene since I was 18-years old may turn you away and have you thinking that I can’t give any advice on how a relationship should work.

But after several years of studying human psychology, relationships within my friends, family, and strangers in public, I’ve been able to learn so much about what it takes to be in a long-term relationship.

Upon returning from my deployment, I was able to meet the girl of my dreams who has everything I ever wanted.

If you are single, know that you won’t be forever. When you’re in that dating scene and come across someone who is very well-put-together, supports you, and has their own things going on, you should take it seriously.

When someone meets all of your needs and constantly inspires you to love them more and more, then you know you’ve got something special. Let’s go over a few of the ways to think long-term in a relationship and how to make the most of your love life.

You are Both Independent and Have Your Own Goals

Nothing is more attractive than meeting someone who is independent and has big goals in life. These goals can be bucket-list ideas, career-related, and even just-for-fun goals.

When you meet someone who has their priorities straight and puts action behind their words, you’ll develop an incredibly deep admiration for them. Nothing has made a difference for me more than meeting someone who knows what they want in life and trusts the process.

If you’ve met someone with a long-term perspective, then you’ve met someone who has a lot of potential in life and a relationship.

You’ve just got to be willing to do your part too.

No one wants to be with someone who does the bare minimum and doesn’t try to level up in the game of life. People want to spend the rest of their lives with someone who has their own things going on, and believes in long-term growth.

You can go so far in life if you have goals, priorities, and especially with someone who wants to be part of the ride. It’s a journey to achieve the life you’re hoping for. Don’t overlook independence and self-driven motivation.

When both you and your significant other can think in the long-term instead of the short-term, then you’ve met someone who’s a keeper.

You Both Connect on a Deeper Level

There’s a saying that says “opposites attract,” and the same is true that those with many similarities attract too.

It’s vital to acknowledge your differences as well as your similarities.

My significant other has the same music taste I do, similar financial goals in life, and is enjoying the process of figuring out the game of life.

You can’t spend the rest of your life with someone who doesn’t connect with you on a deeper level.

If you force a relationship upon someone who can’t connect with you on a deeper level, then a lot of time will be spent lacking connection.

A real connection is a spark that lights you up like fireworks on the fourth of July.

Imagine life with someone who is your ride or die. Think about what your ideal relationship looks like. Your visualization might be you and your significant other sitting in a parking lot or an empty field doing something simple, but having such a good time in each other’s company.

Time is a forever-moving aspect of life, and when you’re able to feel like time doesn’t exist when you’re together, then you know that the connection can’t be taken for granted.

If you allow a genuine connection to slip away, then it may take months or even several years to find someone who can connect with you on a deeper level.

You need to know what you want in life. Don’t play games because in the end, you’re going to regret not taking things seriously when you came across

the one that got away.”

Humans want to feel loved and cared for with a deep connection. Allow yourself to be vulnerable and connect with someone. Show them all of the great sides of you, as well as your insecurities that make you human.

Connecting with someone in a relationship that is authentic to the point where you can unapologetically be yourself is what so many people wish they could have. Don’t let someone you connect on a deeper level with become the one that got away.

You Motivate Each Other by Showing Endless Love and Support

When you have the honor of meeting someone who genuinely cares about your needs, worries, and happiness, you’ve met the one.

No one should ever feel alone in a relationship.

So when you feel like you’re incredibly inspired to make your significant other happy and fulfilled, then you’ve got something you should never want to let go.

When you feel like life without your significant other could never be the same and that they’re irreplaceable, then you need to maximize your efforts towards this person.

Toxic people need to be cut off, and you have to be able to notice when you’re in a toxic relationship or people you surround yourself with have considerable amounts of harmful behavior.

Life is too short to spend it with someone who doesn’t show you endless love and support within a relationship. You should both lift one another and feel like you genuinely want to be there for each other.

At the point of marriage the common saying is,

“I, ____, take you, ____, to be my wife (or husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God’s holy law, and this is my solemn vow.”

When you feel like you can honestly say this to someone in the long-run day in and day out, you’ve got something incredibly special. Amazing, incredible relationships don’t only exist in the movies.

Your relationship hopes and dreams can become a reality if you allow it to blossom into something beautiful.

Building and repairing relationships are long-term investments.

The Endgame of Thinking Long-Term in a Relationship

Once you’re able to envision the future of you and your significant other when you get incredibly old like the couple from Disney’s Up, then you’ve achieved true long-term thinking within a relationship.

Life is too short to spend it with someone who isn’t right for you.

• It’s going to take lots of trial and error.
• It’s going to take lots of learning about yourself.
• It’s going to take heartache, pain, and dedication.

But ultimately, if you can keep your head up and believe that there’s light at the end of the tunnel, then everything’s going to work out the way you’ve always imagined.

Life is spontaneous. You’re going to fall in love with the person you belong with at the most random time. Keep your heart open to possibilities if you’re single. Don’t regret on an incredible future with someone you already found if you’re taken.

Take care of yourself, and the relationship will come naturally.

A true relationship is someone who accepts your past, supports your present, loves you and encourages your future.