IDENTIFYING VALUES IN AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
A. List 15 items you would desire in a partner of the opposite. sex (your “ideal mate”).
B. Now, from the list above, cross out 5 items that you would be willing to omit and still be able to have an intimate relationship.
C. Next, circle S items that you would be willing to compromise on in an intimate relationship (e.g., you may not be willing to give up physical beauty in a partner, but may compromise on the degree of beauty).
D. NGW take the last 5 items, which should be those most important to you and which you are not willing to sacrifice and rank them in order of importance (#1 being Dost important and #5. being least important).
Taken from: Identifying Values in Relationships with the Opposite Sex.