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A Personal Journey...
... Of Surviving the Wilderness
O. Be a problem solver, not a problem maker
P. Secrets to a Successful Relationship (not in any particular order)
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Listen to your partner
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Identify your goals, common interests and major differences prior to getting involved
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Respect your partner’s opinions. Agree to disagree if they are different from yours.
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Don’t try to change (ie. personality, or ingrained beliefs) your partner after you have become involved. Odds are they won’t be the same person you fell in love with, you won’t like them and they will resent you. (see #2 above) If they want you to help them change that’s another story.
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Tell them you love them regularly.
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Really listen to them (quite often they don’t want you to solve their problems – they just want someone to listen to them)
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Do things together
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Develop some separate interests and activities
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Respect each others space and privacy
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Listen
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Don’t deliberately be mean spirited or vindictive in order to embarrass your partner in public. Ask for the same in return.
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Be kind to each other
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Don’t go to bed mad at each other
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Be willing to compromise
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Appreciate their efforts – say thank-
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Forgive them for doing ‘dumb’ things
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Don’t sweat the small stuff
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Listen
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Q. You don’t have to be the best at what you do, just do your best at whatever you do. Effort and attitude are often more appreciated than pure skill.
R There are three types of people in this world:
1. Those who watch what happens.
2. Those who make things happen.
3. Those who wonder what happened!
