Another relationship question.

[Cadillac]

What is more important in the relationship:

Having things in common.
Devotion to one another.

Now...I am not an idiot. Having things in common is definitely important, but there is something else out there, in my opinion (very uneducated one, I admit), that turns platonic relationship into romantic one. That's devotion, or chemistry, or bond, or whatever term you want to use.

I could be on to something or I could be full of it. But I just want to know opinions. So please reply. Thank you all kindly.

 

[Iggster]

I think both things go hand in hand. If you have one without the other, it's like having kung pao chicken without the chicken.

 

[Amanda-Soo]

I agree with what Iggster said. You have to have both to make the relationship work. And it's always good to have a few differences too.

 

[Katty]

I don't think I'd ever try to be with a guy who was so very much like me. I think that having things in common are important but when you build a relationship upon devotion to one another, that sticks tougher for when people grow and change. Interests and "wants/desires" change but devotion becomes that common bond that keeps two people grounded.

Meh... I could be wrong. Teehee.

~Katty

 

[KristianJ]

The only thing that would have to be in common between my girlfriend and I (and thankfully is) is a faith and dependence on Christ. Other common things wouldn't really matter all that much to me, because it's our "devotion" to each other that keeps the relationship going, with God's guidance mixed in too.