The Sunday Mail
As a psychologist and counsellor for more than 20 years, I have been confessed every relationship problem on this planet. Truly there is nothing that can hurt us quite like love. There exist four types of love relationships, each serving a unique and necessary purpose to our improvement and evolution. Reflect on the characteristics of the four types of relationships and gain awareness of your true love standing:
1. Transitory
A transitory relationship acts as a bridge between two phases of evolution. It can enact change or ease the burden of major life shifts. For example, a relationship for a girl in high school may mature her to a woman by allowing her to learn her first lessons in love. Or a transient relationship after a long marriage has ended may help a person cope with their divorce until they heal. Transitory relationships are almost always temporary, but serve a great purpose in gently pushing a person from one level of self-transformation to the next.
2. Karmic
Perhaps the mightiest law of the universe, karma, is not some malicious force that boomerangs our wrong-doings back to us. It is the energetic accumulation of every one of our actions, both good and bad. And karma has a reputation for repeating itself. A karmic relationship always entails some form of “action” that must play out within the couple, i.e., the breaking of some pattern or cycle of recurring situations. After the karma is resolved, however, the relationship may come to an end, as its purpose has been met. Karmic relationships are enriching experiences that can be progressive, elevating and fulfilling, whether temporary or for the long term.
3. Compromise
Most common of the four, a compromise relationship occurs when two people come together based on an arrangement of comfort, such as financial or emotional stability. Many relationships that are meant to end continue on because both partners have become very used to each other and find it difficult to part ways. In short, they “settle” for one other. They may have children, which causes them further to feel that they’re supposed to stay together, though neither may be fully content or in love.
4. Soulful
A soulful relationship denotes a soulmate bond reaching far deeper than the physical or emotional level. Soulmate relationships are far and few but when they do occur, they often last the test of time. This kind of relationship is marked by an intense connection between two people, one that may even be difficult to convey into words. Two people just “get each other” – they may finish each other’s sentences, are best friends, and have adopted the us against the world mentality, among other things. – huffingpost.com
