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October 1, 2012 @ 11:06 pm
Patience. Love should be a given, in this day & age. After that, patience wins the day.
October 1, 2012 @ 11:49 pm
Laughter, my spouse and I have been together 20 yrs. we were married 2 years ago in D.C. 50 of our closest friends from around the country flew in for the festivities. We have 4 granddaughters so we had a flower herd coming down the isle! Fun.
If one can find t humor during difficult times And also be able to find the humor in your own quirky irritants as well as your partner’s.
October 1, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
Communication – even about the hard stuff. Not being passive-aggressive but being honest, and careful with her heart at the same time. And listening!
October 2, 2012 @ 2:10 am
UNCONDITIONAL love and support. We are not all so lucky to grow up with it, but we all deserve to experience it. It is the foundation of stability and that knowledge that when we come home from the chaotic outside world, everything WILL be OK. <3
October 2, 2012 @ 4:12 am
That you were once in love with someone else who hurt you. Then you have some kind of inkling how to behave.
October 2, 2012 @ 5:36 am
Humor, most definitely…wrapped in genuine love…surrounded by devotion…and embraced with solidarity…frosted-off with unconditional compatibility…amen!!!
October 2, 2012 @ 5:39 am
Put down the paper and talk. The ability to be honest that some type of infidelity will most likely occur over the long haul, and it doesn’t have to define the history of the entire relationship.
October 2, 2012 @ 8:58 am
Kindness.
October 2, 2012 @ 9:59 am
TRUST & TOTAL HONESTY are most important qualities. Without those qualities, even good communication & some actions can lead to doubt &/or suspicion. Without trust & honesty a marriage has no viable anchor (in my opinion).
October 2, 2012 @ 1:10 pm
Acceptance. If you really love someone, you have to accept certain things about them that are not going to ever change. A sticky wicket — whatever that means!
October 5, 2012 @ 10:07 am
That is not always easy.
October 2, 2012 @ 8:28 pm
Honesty
October 3, 2012 @ 4:07 am
Laugh together. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
October 3, 2012 @ 6:06 am
E-quality!
October 7, 2012 @ 10:01 pm
Cultivating the ability to receive the love of your beloved. If you are unable to receive, it doesn’t matter how much or how well your beloved loves you (and I have both the scars and the joy to prove it).
October 10, 2012 @ 7:37 am
I think that you have to have similar views on things like finances, home living, and values. I also think that comedy and laughter are important
October 12, 2012 @ 6:36 am
Flexibility. Room to move away. Follow hearts desire and return. Not following dominant discourses re: ownership and possession. Friendship. Truly wanting your beloved to be happy. Owning and internally addressing jealousy and the belief that giving love is a zero sum fixed pie situation. Gently riding the years together. Lots of slack in the reins. Not being naive. Honest. True love : to recognize and be recognized. To tell and to hear. To weather to not bail when the going gets tough and to know you may want to and that periods of distance are ok. Nice way to get ready to listen to catie Curtis in ptown Thank you Kate for the great question.