I Have Been Thinking About This

What makes a relationship great?  Why do some just fall apart so quickly.?  I was talking with someone recently and this is what we came up with.   First I think both people need to want the same thing, so one can't want a FWB and the other want marriage.  Second I think a great relationship is like a three legged stool based on Respect, Trust and Communication.  If you don't have all three the stool won't work.  Last it takes hard work and a whole lot of effort so the relationship continues to grow and develop, if not it will wither on the vine.