What do you feel is the most important area of common ground for dating within our generation? Shared shows? Shared events lived through? etc. Please play nice. Looking forward to reading the answers. Cheers!

Common ground for me is someone who has worked hard and is ready to enjoy life. Some traveling, comedy clubs, hiking, or just relaxing at home with steaks on the grill.

Common ground for me is someone who is financially independent or close to financially independent as myself.

Someone that understands that quality time together is paramount

We share the same core values and doesn't think Integrity and monogamy is the name of a hip hop group from California.

You asked what’s the most important, I’ll go with space.

Time to do your own thing. It wouldn’t mean I love someone less, quite the opposite in fact.

Actually liking the other person for who and what they are, as opposed to the all too common habit people have, of angrily demanding that since they find them initially attractive, that they are obligated to change in other ways until they become tolerable across the board.

In order for a relationship to work there needs to be a common ground of some things you enjoy together as a couple...

But I'm all for space as well, which to me is needed where each can go do the things they like to do that the other does not like too...

To many times it ends up couples only do what they like to do together while actually wanting to go do some of the things they want to do as well..

It's all in compromising~~

I dont think Liking a person on who they are and what they are without some common ground is a recipe of success.

Too many people just look at the physical aspect without really understanding or caring if they share the same value or beliefs.

How many times have we heard " opposite attracts", couples start off on opposite ground but fell in "love" with each other and as most people progress or evolve the things what once attracted you ends up divided you.

Some will say hey that is why we compromise but something that isnt enough if it goes against your core beliefs.

Off topic,

I had a colleague of mine who cheated on his wife, Ive asked him one day why does he cheat vs leaving her.

His response, because she doesn't do things sexually that he wanted to do, he compromised he married her because she looks good, knew she was going to be a good mother, good wife etc etc etc

She compromised, he compromised and eventually the dam broke, Im not condone his cheating because he is a pig, but in hindsight they shouldn't have married in the first place instead of accepting who she is he eventually got tired of it and decided to cheat.

He should of found someone that he had common ground with when it comes to certain thing he deemed important.

Common ground for me is respecting each others thoughts. Two personalities that complement each other having a very similar outlook.

Being realistic, and being aware of possible obstacles. On top of my list