Each relationship is specific to the couple. But you shouldn't be looking for a prince or the first guy who gives you attention -- you want to look for someone who compliments who you are as a person, and who you will become later in life. It isn't easy to do -- it's sheer luck, really. But essentially, you need to find someone you can work well with.

Someone you can trust and be honest with. Someone you don't constantly sit and feel a pit in your stomach about bringing up something you're not comfortable with. Someone you worry that, if you tell the truth, it will destroy your relationship. If you feel that, your relationship is on a very bad path.

Someone who, at the same time, when you talk to them about it, you feel good listening to. Even if they say something that hurts you, you can take a moment and realize it needed to be said, and not feel like they said anything for the sake of causing pain -- but to be honest with you so that you two can improve your situation.

Your goals should mesh -- you want similar priorities. If you want a dream home and need to be settled down in one place, they should feel the same. If you want to spend long hours at work, but still have kids, you should find someone who wants to stay at home with them or someone who is okay with a nanny (assuming you are). You guys should be working towards ONE future, because your priorities are so aligned. Finding someone like this takes sheer, dumb luck. But having honest and open communication allows for you to know if this is the path you two are going towards, and there's nothing wrong with breaking it off if you two simply aren't going for the same goals in life.

And make sure you're attracted to one another. A lot of people act like this sin't important -- but this is VITAL. Not only should you think they're sexy as hell -- you should feel sexier than you've ever felt, from how they look at you. You should feel open communication during sex -- if you don't tell each other what you like, sex will never be as fun as it can be. And once you guys learn what the other likes -- never stop doing it for each other. It's a two-easy street -- both of you should always be trying to make the other happy.

Both of you should feel amazingly lucky to have found the other.

You aren't looking for someone perfect -- you're looking for someone perfect for YOU.