A couple whose stories don't match is like two characters on one stage acting out different plays -- they may look fine at first glance, but there is an underlying lack of coordination to their interaction. https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadBedrooms/comments/miqwfk/lovematch_theory/ ## Commitment - Wanting to stay together - ex) - Solely wanting commitment is an empty marriage - Not wantin to ## Intimacy - Mutually enjoying each other - Fleeting but sharedness, wanting to be closer with the other person ## Passion - [[Passion is not a heavy requirement in a marriage]] - Feeling - Choose people who have indicated an interest in you - Do not be taken for granted but also do not play games - ## I think passion refers to the feeling in the "honeymoon phase" of relationships - ex) Where you want to spend any and all available time with your SO. - Does not have to be sex - cuddling, seeing each other, impulsively texting - A longing so strong to me with the one you love that it makes you chest hurt sound like passion to me and doesn't require any sexual stuff!