The Rules of Life
partner better than anyone else. After all, this is supposed to
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The Rules of Life
partner better than anyone else. After all, this is supposed to be the most important person in the world to us. It makes sense to show him this is true. Of course, if you already do all this, you must excuse me reminding you to. I was reading about a man who kept buying his wife new handbags—always unsuitable ones, not big enough or tough enough for her needs. She tried explaining that she was quite happy to buy her own bags as she was a grown-up, but he had gotten it into his head that his idea of “style” was so much better than hers. In the end she bought him a bag, and that shut him up for a bit. I thought this a wonderfully Zen solu- tion. She didn’t get cross or yell at him, but just gently poked fun at him. Brilliant. R U L E 5 9 G O B AC K TO S Q U A R E O N E A N D S TA R T B E I N G C O U R T E O U S AGA I N . You Want to Do What? R U L E 6 0 Just because we come together to be a couple for however long doesn’t mean we are joined at the hip and have to think the same, do the same, feel the same, react the same. I have noticed that the most successful relationships are the ones where the couple is strong together but also strong apart. The best relationships are the ones where both are supportive of each other’s interests even if they aren’t their own. Being supportive of your partner and what she wants to do means you have to be very centered yourself not to feel jealous or mistrustful or resentful. You have to be prepared for her to be independent, strong, out in the world separate from you. It can be hard. It can ask a lot of you. It can be a real test of how much you care and how protective you tend to be. The more freedom you give/allow/tolerate/encourage, the more likely your partner will be to reciprocate and return. If a Download 3.62 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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