Your Only Guide To The Various Relationship Types On Love

Understand The Types Of Love Relationships And Where You Stand

By Diana Nadim
Your Only Guide To The Various Relationship Types On Love

Relationship Types Between Couples

Relationships are of many types and some of them are such as;

Relationships that are built around a shared future

Couples in this type of relationship have similar goals and values which is the reason why they are attracted to each other, such relationships can last very long as the couple easily get along. It has also been established that couples who are happy together are those that share the most analogous personalities.  

Relationships that are built around intimacy

These are relationships where couples have a very active and amazing sex life. For any romantic relationship, sex plays a very huge role as it helps to cultivate the relationship. The more a couple has sex the more they become connected and the opposite is true where the less you have sex the less connection you have as a couple.

Relationships that are built around adventure

This type of relationships involves the couple constantly participating in new, more exciting, and challenging activities regularly. These help the couple to form a stronger bond as new activities are arousing, helping to keep the spark alive.

 

There are also other types of relationships that are determined by the nature of the relationship and way the couple treats each other. These include;

Controlling relationships

These are types of relationships where one partner dictates what the other should or should not do. A partner is controlling if he/she does things such as criticizing you all the time, isolating you from your family and friends, being overactive, and presuming you are guilty until proven innocent.

Abusive relationships

In this type of a relationship, one or both partners are emotionally or verbally abusive to each other. One way of knowing whether you are in such a relationship is if your partner threatens to harm you, demands to know about your location at all times, is excessively jealous and angry when you are not together.  

Open relationships

This type of relationship involves both partners being free to be with other people outside of their relationship. This means that couples can have other sexual relations with other persons while they are in a romantic relationship. People have this type of relationship are because of their sex drive and for fun.

Long-distance relationships

This is where the couple lives far apart. This is a type of romantic relationship where the couple is intimate but live far away from each other. Long distance relationship is very challenging and it requires the couple to have a lot of trust for one another for it to work.
 

In this article, I will, however, focus on other types of relationships which involves stronger commitments such as marriage, dating, engagement, and long-term relationships.   

Long-term Relationships

A long-term relationship is a romantic relationship that has been in existence for a long period of time and might or not necessarily lead to marriage. It’s neither a civil union nor is it a marriage even though it at times leads to either of the two. Some of the benefits of long-term relationships include;
 

  • They provide a sense of emotional security and stability. When you are in a long-term relationship, you know that your partner is there for you no matter what. This gives couples some peace of mind.

 

  • They help couples to be happier and also more rounded. There is a great feeling of happiness and joy that comes naturally with knowing that you are not facing this life alone.

 

  • Couples on a long-term romantic relationship are able to motivate and help each to stay mentally and physically healthy at all times.

Every type of relationship has its challenges and this type of relationship is no different. Some of the challenges people who are in long-term relationships face include:

  • They lower the sexual desire among couples. This is very common in long-term relationships and it should not spell doom for you as you can turn things around by having an honest discussion with your partner.

 

  • Temptations. The fact that you are in a long-term relationship does not mean that you will not be attracted to other people as you will find yourself once in a while having a crush which is totally normal. You should, however, put your guard up and fight those feelings and they will go away.

 

  • Boredom. This is totally normal and it happens when you spend too much time with one person. Lucky for you there are a million ways of turning a super boring relationship into a lively one.
 

In order to make a long-term relationship work, you will need to ensure that you appreciate and respect each other, you have good communication, and your goals are aligned.

Marriage

Marriage is defined as the equal partnership and intimate union of two people who love each other. Different cultures and religions go about the issue of marriage differently, some cultures, for instance, insist that people cannot have sex before they are married. How you get married does not matter as long as you love each other and are willing to do whatever it takes to keep your union alive, till death do you part. 

The following are some of the reasons why marriage is so important:

  • Sex. This is very important in all marriages. The only time you can enjoy mind-boggling sex with no guilt anytime you feel like is after getting married. So when you tie the knot, be ready to ride on!

 

  • They lead to the creation of families. Marriages are the beginning of families as we are naturally made to procreate. The reason why you should wait until they get married before having children is for you to start a family with a person who is committed as being a single parent is very difficult.

 

  • It promotes oneness. This is because it creates a very strong bond between you and your partner. Once you get married you cease to be two persons and you become one and you go on to face all the challenges and happiness that life has to offer as one.

Marriages, just like all the other types relationships are not perfect and you will face a fair share of challenges but how you and your partner respond to these challenges makes all the difference. So as to ensure that your marriage is able to stand the test of time, make sure that communication is good, you are honest, and you respect each other at all times. 

Engagement

An engagement is referred to as a promise to wed. When a person is engaged it means that marriage is around the corner and it’s only a matter of time. After getting engaged, the bride to be is referred to as fiancée with the groom being referred to as a fiancé. So why get engaged? Why not just get married right away?

Some of the reasons why you should get engaged before walking down the aisle are such as:

  • Engagement gives you time to plan for the wedding. Wedding planning is a time consuming and difficult process which requires you to have as much time as you can since there are a lot of people involved.

 

  • It provides you with time to know each other better. You don’t want any surprises after getting married. Before you say I do, you should know your partner inside out; an engagement will give you enough time to figure out if this person is suitable for you.

 

  • This period also gives you time to talk about important issues such as your faith, the number of kids that you will have, your careers, and how you will handle your finances, among many others.  
 

So how long should your engagement be? The engagement period is flexible which means that it can be as long or as short as you want it to be. This period can depend on how fast you are able to talk about essential issues with your partner and also how fast you are able to plan for your wedding.

Dating

Dating stands for the period of time when two persons who like each other spend time together so as see if they are a good fit for each other. If they find that they in fact like being around each other for most of the time, the next step involves the two lovebirds getting into a relationship. 

The following are some of the differences between dating and relationships:

  • Dating is not exclusive as being in a relationship is. It is possible for you to see another person while dating someone else which is not the case in relationships as it would be considered cheating.

 

  • While dating, communication is not as good as it is in a relationship as you still do not know each other well hence you are cautious about what you are sharing.

 

  • Intimacy is also different between dating and in a relationship. When dating, people are less intimate with one another even though they have more fun during this period while during relationships, physical intimacy is out of this world.

 

  • When people are dating, their expectations for each other are always low as they don’t know each other properly but when people are in a relationship, expectations go through the roof.

Conclusion

Relationships are part of who we are and are. It does not matter which type of a relationship you are in; relationships allow us to grow emotionally, physically and socially. The common thing between all types of romantic relationships is that they have friendship as their basis. The success of any type of relationship depends on the partner’s readiness to be humble, to respect each other, communicate effectively, and to trust each other.

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