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Principles of healthy relationships. Part 2
I continue the previous article and write the remaining 10 principles of harmonious relationships. For those who haven’t read the first 10, see my previous publication.
11. We are satellites. We take two roads, but very close. In some ways our paths intersect and it seems that this is one path, but in others they diverge. We cannot hold our spouses responsible for everything that happens to us because we choose how we live and how we approach life. We can be very close to each other, but our path in life is clear only to us; the other person cannot 100% understand what is happening inside us. From this point of view, we go through life on our own, there is just someone else walking next to us.
12. My partner is my daily choice. I am with him because I am the one who chooses him. And I will be with him while I choose him. Even if my choice is influenced by others, the final decision is mine. This is my life and my choice. You must understand that the circumstances by which you think you are together are just your personal way of absolving yourself of responsibility. You are together as long as you choose these circumstances and your partner along with them.
13. In relationships, we can only make each other happy, joyful, loved if we can do this with ourselves. Another person just helps us feel it even more strongly, but…
