When you fall in love with someone and get into a relationship,
you can’t really predict what direction the relationship will take. While it’s
everyone’s dream to
have a perfect relationship, it
doesn’t always turn out that way. To ensure that you increase your chances at
love, it’s important that you first understand your objectives of getting into
a particular relationship.
Here are a few of the different kinds of romantic relationships
you may find yourself in.
1. Flirty relationship
A flirty relationship can simply be defined as the kind of
relationship whose key objective is being more of friends than lovers with your
partner. It starts out innocently, maybe with just a wink here, a coy smile
there, a couple of drinks out and hugs that keep growing seconds longer. More
often than not, this kind of relationship develops to become a romantic
relationship. However, in most cases, a flirting relationship can grow in one
of the two ways – love or friendship. The worst cases scenario is you both fall
apart forget the idea of either a friendship or love.
2. Independent relationship
It is not bad to be independent. However, being in a relationship
requires some degree of sacrifice and commitment. Independence is not one of
the qualities you’re looking to show off to your partner. Sure enough, you and
your partner require a certain level of independence that will allow you to maintain
healthy distance and not develop co-dependency. However, total independence in
a relationship might not be healthy at all.
3. Co-dependent relationship
In this kind of relationship, you and your partner cannot function
without each other. You should both have independence, but to a point.On the
flip side, not being able to be distant from your partner is also a problem. Co-dependency limits your ability to function. It causes undue stress. You’d be
wise to avoid developing co-dependency in any relationship.
4. Open relationship
An open relationship is a type of relationship where you and your
partner are emotionally committed to each other, but both are free to engage in
sexual relationships with other people outside your relationship. In most
cases, couples that get into these sorts of relationships do it because one or
both are not ready to be fully committed to the other.
5. Asexual relationship
This is a type of relationship where both partners are sexually
attracted to each other although one, or more, isn’t interested in sex. A
common example of this type of relationship is the case of married couples who
have been together for several years but are already bored with making love.
6. Sexual affair relationship
Sometimes known as adultery, this type of relationship is purely
physical and plays with societal boundaries, as Carmel Jones from The Big Fling explains. These relationships tend to lack deep emotional
connection. Building trust is put on the backburner; it’s a pure wild ride.
Sexual infatuation takes over.
7. The distracted relationship
A majority of college sweethearts experience this type of
relationship. Both partners love each other passionately but are entirely
invisible to each other. This is because they are concentrating on other
matters like their career to the extent that they are not able to give each
other enough time.
8. Committed relationship
A committed relationship is based on an agreement between you and
your partner and involves lots of trust, openness, honesty, and love. This is
where partners are dedicated and faithful to each other. A good example of
committed relationships is that between married couples or people who are just
dating but determined to get married someday.
9. Long distance relationship
For this one, both you and your partner do love each other and are
emotionally committed to each other. However, physically, both of you are not
in the same geographical location and share very little physical intimacy. In
most cases, couples in such relationships will have to deal with some level of
jealousy, insecurities, and sometimes suspicion now and then. However, there
are some long-distance relationships that are built on total trust.
10. The truly compatible romance
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