In a relationship, is love all you need? or do you need more?

i think you need trust even more than love.

No. I wish I could say yes, but no.

Lots of relationships have failed, even if they are supposedly based on love. But relationships take more than that. They require mutual trust and respect and consistent communication. Like it or not, relationships take work -- and COMMITMENT. (Oh no I said the C word!)

Oh how I wish it were so simple and uncomplicated, but if you are in a long committed marriage, love is not all you need. It helps, but it changes over time. First it is a beautiful, heart palpitating, passionate love. Than it becomes a comfortable yet still exciting love. After a few more years it is a secure, comfortable love. After a decade it is an honest deep love, but mostly lacks passion, no more heart stopping excitement, security is still there but it feels more like a deep best friend love.

Being through a divorce and now remarried for a long time. It takes so much more to keep a relationship going. You need to have many things in common, especially main goals in life, family, career, financial desires. You need to be empathetic, sympathetic, patience is key too. And know how to be an honest friend.

Love isn't an ingredient. It's the result of everything else.

Love is all, especially from you first.

You loving them and them loving you is all you need. Wish you the best of luck!

Love is all you need, because the other things that you need such as patience and understanding and support and tolerance and work all stem without any question from your true love. If I had my true love, it wouldn't matter if he had a terrible stroke or other problem, I would be there.

You need more...not materially...I mean you need love, and you need a life of your own that works.

I think if BOTH people have REAL LOVE for one another that love will be enough.

BUT....

If it's one-sided or the love isn't real ... it will never be enough no matter what. Oh, they might make a committment to stay together and "make it work" ... but don't confuse that kind of relationship with love. It isn't. I don't care what all the self-help and Christian books and experts try to tell you. It's apples and oranges.

you need more you trust and someone that you can confide in him when you need to talk and someone that will hold you without pawing you.

I think you need friendship and something in common.

"All you need is love" - John Lennon... smart man... shot in the back... very sad. The key is.. what is love? I've read several people say things like trust, friendship, things in common, etc. Aren't those really just a part of loving someone? I couldn't love someone I didn't trust for instance. Maybe it's just me...