What is more important?

Typical answer no doubt but the winning formula is a combination of both. You cannot deny the importance of both an emotional AND physical aspect of any relationship. The older you both get the emphasis may shift more from the physical to the emotional you would think; so a solid foundation in both is vital. To suddenly wake up one morning and discover that the physical desires are not as strong as they may have once been and then to realise that the relationship is emotionally sparse would be devastating. If you are a couple that has managed to find the perfect (or close to!) balance of both then you are lucky indeed!

Cheating physically is something that causes problems often... I see nothing wrong with having emotionally supportive relationships with many people, male and female, but only can see being physically intimate with one male person at a time... it is less complicated that way and there is less chance of causing upsets. I am honest with my primary partner about the friendships that I have with others and he trusts that I will not stray in the physical intimacy area.

I'd say that the emotional aspect is more important. Physical aspect will eventually wither, beauty of person will fade and will not be permanent. But if one loves truly, it can stand the test of time.

Although it would depend on the couple, I should think that the emotional aspect would be most important. For people who believe that after we lose our physical form we live on in perhaps another form, a strictly physical form would be rather useless in the long run. One life span on earth is a very tiny amount of time compared to eternity, I think. But for those who do not believe in eternal life, and are not good at planning ahead, then perhaps the physical aspect would be seem more attractive.

i think that you have to be attracted physically and emotionally, to make it work for long term relationships. If you dont have both, your eyes will wander.

Emotional aspect is more important because beauty fades when we grow older unlike our feelings. it grows each passing day. :)

I've been married 31 years, and I can tell you without a doubt it's the emotional aspect. The physical becomes less important and more mechanical with age, and a couple sort of gets into a comfortable routine regarding it. The emotional, however, is what gets you through the bad times (and there are going to be some) and helps you rise above them and still stick together. Too many people who married because of physical lust have lived to regret it.

for me...neither..in my relationships whether they are intimate ones or with my kids or with my friends etc the most important aspect is the psychological one...if you and another person have a solid psychological connection the other stuff falls into place and any issues are easier handled...Thats how it works for me at least :-D

I think both are important. Personally i believe it is more of the emotional aspect. But physical aspects are also there for first impression. there may be different vies, but these are my views about it.

I think that it has to be a mixture of the two. There has to be a bit of emotion in the relationship because without the emotional part the relationship will never work. As for the physical aspect, there has to be time set aside to be with eac other and spend time. If there is just the emotional side then the realtionship will fall abpart because each person will end up being lonely or even dis liking their partner because they don't spend time wit each other. If there is physical with no emotonal then that is more of a booty call type of situation. Both aspects have to be involved to have a successful relationship.

personally i think it is the emotional aspect to a marriage. i think that the physical part of it is also important. but it is also a mental part of it too. but it is more than anything the relationship and the partnership i think

Most women will say emotional and most men will say physical. In my opinion, a healthy committed relationship will have a balance of both. There will always be times when the emotional side is stronger and the physical side is less important. And vice versa. But it will always balance out in the long run.

In a marriage emotional as well as physical aspects are important. Both must be balanced for one to have a good relationship or marriage. if you love (emotional) your wife or husband with showing it by way of caring, buying presents, providing (physical), the relationship is parasitic or imbalance. it must be balanced. thanks.

Both are just as equally important as communication is. Without emotional support, the relationship can be meaningless and without feelings for each other. Without physical support, one can feel isolated and alone. A relationship couldn't be successful without them both among other things needed in a relationship.

The emotional aspect is definitely more important than the physical. If a woman is not happy with the relationship in the other areas, she will not want to perform in the physical. Men are not nearly as emotional as women, but a lot of stress and different problem in his life can cause him to be impotent. So it is best that both parties in the relationship are emotionally sound.

It definitely has to be the emotional aspect of marriage that is most important. You can get the "physical" anywhere, whether married or not. But once you find that one person that understands you, that loves you for your faults as well as your strengths, someone that is willing to walk with you every step of the way for life, that is the best thing in the world to find. So it definitely has to be the emotional aspect of marriage that is MOST, not just more, important.

Hello dear Sviswan. I think that emotional aspect is more important than the physical one because we need to know each other first and have a great passion for our partner before we have further relationship. We are humans and need to be emotionally loved before the latter aspect. Otherwise it will be easier to cause the problem of divorce, which is not what we expect. Thanks.

THE most important thing in marriage is Respect and Communication so with that said I would have to say the emotional part. You can't get physical if the emotion is distorted.

I can't talk about marriage because my first one was not much of one. But as far as a relationship I can try to give you some insight on that. I don't think you can pick one- I think you need some of both aspects. I would say more emotional than physical but generally a strong emotional bond creates an undeniable chemistry between the 2 people involved. I tend to be a very emotional person to begin with so I get along better with males in touch with their emotions. There is one person I can think of that I have this with and the chemistry just follows and was there since the beginning, the emotional aspect takes plenty of time and getting to know each other in other ways than just the physical.

It's emotional aspect. Coz if they are truly attached emotionally, they would never think of going physical with anyone else. Whn u r physically attached n tend 2 b in view tht u r emotionally attached as wel, den might b wrong, "think again".. Its jst tht u wanna spend some gud time again, isn't it?