Puzzle

It is a ten letter word..

---d--a--s

Clue:
1.Lover loves it
2.Friends need it
3.Relationship starts with it
4.Life ends with it
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And the answer starts with H 
and the last but one word is E
Now  the word looks like H--d--a-Es
don't give up now....fill up the blanks to get the word...which is within handshaking distance!