Stand together yet not too near... Let there be spaces in your togetherness. Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup... Remember, the oak tree and the cypress do not grow in each other's shadow."
Mix Together:
3 cups -Tenderness 1 cup -Commitment 1 cup -Consideration 1 cup -Courtesy 2 cups -Milk of Human Kindness 1 gallon-Faith in God and In Each Other
Add
2 cups -Faith 3 cups -Cooperation 1 small pinch of In-Laws 1 Realistic Financial Budget 3 Tbl pure extract of "I Am Sorry" 1 cup -Contentment 2 cups -Open and Honest Communication
Blend in 1 Cup Each
Confidence Encouragement Supportive Friends Blindness in Each Other's Faults Individual Interests and Hobbies
Mix In
Several mutual activites and hobbies
Flavor with occasional tokens of your love and a dash of happy memories. Stir well and remove any specks of temper, jealousy, or criticism. Sweeten well with a generous portion of love and keep warm with a steady flame of devotion. Never serve with hot tongue or cold shoulder.