>>>KEEP IT REALISTIC. SACRIFICES AND HEARTACHES ARE CHALLENGES YOU MUST EXPECT.
>>>DON’T BE ARAID TO SAY SOMETHING NICE. COMPLIMENT ONE ANOTHER ON APPEARANCE, CONSIDERATENESS AND SO ON.
>>>SHOW AFFECTION. HOLD HANDS, TOUCH, KISS….EVEN IN PUBLIC.
>>>DON’T LET THE CHILDREN DIVIDE YOU. KEEP YOUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CHILDREN SEPARATE FROM YOUR RESPONSIBLITY, AND LOYALTY, TO YOUR MATE.
>>>DON’T LET IN-LAWS MAKE INROADS DON’T LET THEM INFLUENCE YOU AGAINST YOU SPOUCE.
>>>GROW TOGETHER INTELLECTUALLY. IT WON’T WORK 20 YEARS LATER IF ONE PARTNER HAS PROGRESSED WHILE THE OTHER SLIPPED BACKWARDS.
>>>FIGHT WHEN NECESSARY, THEN FORGET. BRING THINGS THAT DISTURB YOU INTO THE OPEN—EVEN IF IT MEANS CONFLICT. SEEK SOLUTIONS. COMPROMISE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
>>>DON’T CONFUSE HONESTY WITH CRUELTY. HONESTY THAT HAS NO PURPOSE EXCEPT TO HURT THE OTHER IS A FALSE VIRTUE. PROTECT YOUR MATE’S FEELINGS.
>>>DO THINGS TOGETHER. COUPLES THAT WORK AND PLAY TOGETHER, ALSO STAY TOGETHER. (ALLOW YOUR SPOUSE ENOUGH INDEPENDENCE, TOO.)
