Which of these qualities is most important in an intimate long term relationship?

Common sense tells me to say love but experience tells me to say communication.

Acceptance, tolerance & communication are all equally important to me.

Communication.

Communication

Otyher.
There is no way I could just pick one thing. It's a combination of things.

While love seems obvious, I checked communication. Relationships can go wrong even with great love on both sides. Of course without love, good communicators can quick and clearly agree to call things off.

I think it's a fairly specific thing. You have to not let yourself get nasty toward them, especially in your internal thoughts. So, I said "acceptance and tolerance", which was the closest answer. Compassion is part of it too, and just keeping a light heart.

I think trust is implied in communication, presuming communication means that you know what the other is thinking. Lying wasn't one of the options, although i suppose there are relationships that even depend on that. As a teen I was stunned to be catering to a seniors party, and shocked to hear this old woman ask me not to tell her husband that she was drinking the spiked punch. I would have hoped that couples together all those years had made it past such BS.

i would say that love first and also communication, acceptance and tolerance.

All the above..plus respect, putting the other before yourself, the ability to give and take, see your mate through tough times. These are all important to keep love alive, respect alive.

COCK!
(Sorry, lesbians.)

Longevity

The word with the imagery that comes with it would bother me even if I were straight. For some reason in my head, different images come to mind when different words representing one thing are spoken. Picture wise, in my head, I see something different when some one says 'penis' 'd*ck' 'c*ck', etc. The word you sue there brings to mind really bad porn. Not something I want floating around my brain. I'm the same way with female genitalia. Weird, huh? But at least you have your priorities straight.

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(I can go both ways. )

Communication and compromise.

Well, now that I understand your peculiar 'cock' disorder a little better I suppose I can let the Tourette's like symptoms slide.

I'm going with communication. If you don't have that, you have norelationship.

Laughter

This is actually a little true.

Other: Trust

It was hard for me to pick just one. But since you said "intimate", I suppose love would be the 1st and most important thing.

Unselfishness

Tough question. I think most of these, not all, play an important role. I'm going to go with communication, I guess.

I think the most important quality is trust....

I only say that because I'm in a relationship that is slowly dying due to boredom. The love is there understanding, acceptance and communication. But my idea of a good time is no where near what he thinks is fun so a lot of time we just do nothing...together so were not lonely but still. I know he wants to go out with his friends and have fun and I want to do the same but we want to spend time together. Its just makes things easier if you know how to have fun together which apparently we don't.

Well that's a good start, knowing where you stand. It would probably do you both good to adventure seperately then share your discoveries, so you both continue to provide each other with interest. Nesting might mean more too as a contrast to adventure. If you plan on such things though, you just have to make sure that it's understood from the get go that the purpose is in strengthening your relationship, and agree to support each other in that rather than leave each other floundering.

While I'm talking about hobbies as adventure, and not relationships, even that could have it's place. If you go out square dancing, no risk of going to the wrong home, with an opportunity to be enticed and feel attractive, you can bring that back home. You just have to be sure it's well understood that the grass may be different colors elsewhere, but it's no greener.

To be inspired you need to meet at different angles.

Communication is the key.

Trust me, after 35 years of marriage, it is a sense of humor.

The amount of sex you are getting. Also acceptance and tolerance for your sexual preferances, and sharing sexual interests.