Dedication vs Passion: Which Makes for a Healthy Relationship?

DISCLAIMER:

Before I start to throw down let me just say.. I am by no means claiming that I for sure know the answer. I will however claim that I will be giving you a pretty darn good educated guess!

Now I think it's only fair to try to explain my personal interpretation of the two before I throw them at you. Think of the upcoming as.. Brian Webster's dictionary and thesaurus.

Passion:Now since this is referring to a relationship, I would describe this as the flame that keeps that spark of interest between the couple. You know, the one that has you making a list of things you'd do.. if that person were to be with you at that moment! I mean we've all done it at some point! That is raw, unadulterated *pa-shee-ohn* It can also be thought of as the thing that brings about the will to buy that special person something a little extra. Instead of a movie date, you take your lover to an observatorium and look at different constellations and while snacking on chocolate covered strawberries and drinking champagne. Without passion you'll soon find yourself with a ton of headaches when it becomes "that special time".

Dedication:This could be considered the engine to the car of the relationship, or maybe the gas pedal? It may even be the gasoline technically (unleaded)? I digress, what I'm trying to say is, for me at least; this is the force that allows you to fight through obstacles with your boo. If you are truly dedicated to your significant other than you are willing to climb mountains in your relationship that are otherwise un-climbable. Furthermore, without dedication in a relationship, keeping it afloat will be like robbing a house and having a blind man keep watch! Yea you may take some things from it.. but the fuzz will eventually come in and arrest you both! Ok so maybe it's nothing like that, but the point still stands that dedication is useful for powering the relationship.

Both of the aforementioned definitions are stated word for word as is listed in Brian Merrimans dictionary.

The question now is, which of these gives more to a relationship than the other? Or to make it even more difficult, which one could a relationship survive without? To answer both, I would say neither one. I know I know it is a cop out answer but it's the truth, what're you gonna do.

Both are important ingredients to making a hot fluffy relationship cake! I will add, however, that dedication might be the more important of the two. There will no doubt be a time or maybe even period where the passion will sizzle and you'll need something to get through those *I hate you* periods.

I'm not saying that passion is not important to me, but when it's time to settle down, I'd love to have a woman who is dedicated to us working out, catch my drift?

Once again I'd love to read what you lovely readers have to say.
Later days