1) Value of Relationship


Sometimes, romantic partners quarrel. Despite the disagreements, there shouldn’t be derogatory language, low punches, or focusing on hurting one another. When you’re so much in love, keeping your lover is more important than winning a fight or being right.

Even if your lover has done something to hurt you, you will be willing to forgive for almost everything. Forgiveness, kindness, and valuing the relationship above petty beefs are intangible traits you should always note.

2. Prioritizing One Another’s Needs

Real love inspires positive attributes like being supportive, ability to make sacrifices and availability. Here, both of you wouldn’t mind spending time with each other even if it requires setting aside personal gratifications.

When there’s compassion, you won’t find it challenging to show care, understanding, and full support. Unlike selfish love, real love involves taking care of the other person without expectations.

3. Significant Contribution to Each Other’s Growth and Success

When you are genuinely in love, you will want to help your partner grow. You will support their life goals and ambitions. You will not feel threatened by their success. Instead, you will feel happy for them and be committed to helping them move higher in life.

4. Honesty and Trust

Agape love brings sincerity and deep trust with it. If your partner loves you, they will be honest with you at all times. You will both trust each other sincerely.

If your lover constantly needs to know everything about where you are, what you’re doing and who you went out wit, it may be because of the absence of trust.

5. It Goes Beyond Sex

Some studies support the idea that sexual intimacy is an essential part of romantic relationships. The importance of sex should not be dismissed in a love affair. Although it is necessary, true love transcends sex or its pleasures.

Prioritizing physical attraction above personality traits [such as kindness, humor, intelligence, humility, loyalty, etc.] is associated with lust.