Originally published: December 30th, 2020 Revised & Edited: January 18th, 2025 2020 2020 is the year of COVID. 2020 is also the year my husband Michael and I spent 8 of these 12 months apart. Either I was on the East Coast of Canada while he was on the West Coast; or I was on…
Tag: Respect
55 Rules For Love – Rule #29 – Don’t Compromise Your Morals And Values And Don’t Expect Them To Either
Originally published: October 14th, 2020 This Might Be Tough If you or your partner are rather rigid with their morals and values and they differ from the other, this will cause conflict within the relationship. I’m thinking religion, money issues, alcohol, drugs, gambling, raising children or politics here. These issues can be deal breakers. It…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #26 – Don’t Condemn Each Other’s Family and Friends
Originally published: October 3rd, 2020 Need Some Yoda Wisdom This rule requires some serious Jedi wisdom, as navigating each other’s family and friends can, at times, be challenging. Everyone Has An Opinion Yes, we do. But are my opinions of my husband’s family and friends based on loving acceptance or from the lenses of my…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #19 – Celebrate Differences
Originally published: April 10th, 2020 Revised & Edited: December 20th, 2024 Opposites Attract Many books and movies, within a variety of genres, have exampled opposites attracting. Star Wars couple, Han and Leia, model this perfectly! He is the bad-boy rebel scoundrel who later becomes a war hero. She is the princess of the planet Alderaan,…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #7 – Don’t Be Scared To Disagree, It Is Healthy
Originally published: January 18th, 2020 Each of us have our own values that guide us, our opinions on stuff. It is okay to agree to disagree. In my opinion, it is how you handle disagreements that matters. Are you respectful of your lover’s opinion? Can you let differences go? Or do you always have to…