A relationship is not just sprinkled with flowers, so occasional doubts are a completely normal thing in any relationship. However, how do we know when it's just a rough patch and when we're stuck in a relationship with no future?
These are signs that indeed they cannot live without each other.
They think of each other.
If you love each other, even when you are apart, you are reminded of each other now and then.
Everyday activities remind you of each other.
When you're apart and living your completely normal everyday life, normal activities like having lunch at a restaurant you frequent often remind you of each other. Then they can't wait to see each other again.
I wonder how you two spent your day.
Before you go to bed, you tell each other how your day went.
They keep their word.
They respect your relationship, so they keep the promises they make to each other.
Keep memories of the moments together.
They have a special box where they put the shells they collected on their first trip to the sea together, and the movie ticket from their third date.
They are re-reading your SMS correspondence.
When you miss each other a lot, comfort yourself by re-reading your old texts.
They have their own song.
You know very well what your song is and why it evokes such strong feelings of love for you.
They are best friends.
You can trust each other with secrets and have crazy fun.
They like to take care of each other.
Taking care of each other - be it on a special occasion or during a cold - is a special pleasure for you.
They have common interests.
No couple is perfectly compatible, but they have a large enough set of common interests that they can spend a lot of free time together.
They still like to date.
Even though your honeymoon phase may be over, you still really look forward to going on a date.
It is hard to imagine each other with another partner.
Thinking about something like that makes your stomach churn.
You care about each other.
Sometimes you care a little too much for the other. They like to know that the other is happy and safe.
They accept each other's differences.
Differences do not limit you, but you see them as an opportunity for personal growth.
