Indeed that is best though it does not automatically ensure a smooth and harmonious relationship. This is so because even after turning to the same path, the ego and the desire-self chase us for a long time leading to rubbing and friction common to all relationships. Besides even when the core aspiration is the same, there may not be enough points of affinity in nature. The two may be in different stages of inner evolution with different temperament leading to disconnect. Marriage, even at its best, remains a blind game. The similarity of core aspiration no doubt helps in the sense that they at least do not impede eachย other’s journey at some fundamental level. But the rest of the issues of relationship do not automatically get sorted out and the hard work needed to build a harmonious togetherness is still required. There are in fact no short cuts to a happily married life.

I genuinely love a guy (or at least I feel that way), but we are not in a relationship because we know that we are not perfect for each other. We live in different places, so we don’t meet. There were times when we had an argument and we stopped talking for months, but we ended up together. ๐จ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฆ[…]
There is evidently a vital attraction which is very different from love. It usually wears off with time unless there is a strong deep affinity of goals, ideas and interests.
Marraige is a different matter. It requires a deep commitment which can come only if there is some glimmer of true love or else strong earthly bonds of family, habits, customs, language etc. Besides, long distance relationship is very different from living together in close physical proximity. Many unwanted things begin to show up in close…

