partnerships

As Janice and I combine our households, we know we have some adjusting to do.

In our new adventure, we look forward to being a supportive and caring couple, who want the best for each other. That being said, each of us brings to the new relationship a little bit of baggage from past relationships. We both have been married before, and had other relationships, and know what we don't want ... we are two individuals who are merging their lives. One of the great things about us is our ability to understand and respect each other.

In any successful relationship there needs to be compromise. Everyone has needs, and if enough of those needs are being met, the people in the relationship are usually motivated to continue the relationship.

As we have been unpacking, each of us has been discarding some of our stuff ... lets face it, you can't keep everything. It's another opportunity to simplify and de-clutter. Some things are going into storage, and some stuff to the goodwill.

We have had a year and a half to get to know each other and we have confidence that our future together will be wonderful. We communicate well with each other, respect and love each other, think the same way about many things, and enjoy many of the same activities.

We discuss decisions together. We've had a decent amount of time together to allow us to get to know each other's strengths and weaknesses.

I believe that my happily ever after began the day I met her.

Any relationship is what you make it. Our success relies on our ongoing commitment to each other. It's easy to be optimistic at the beginning of a relationship ... and we both know that good partnerships require a certain vigilance. As time goes on, many couples often end up taking each other for granted. One of our common goals is to remain an advocate for each other ... to stay strong in our new union, and continue to live, love and laugh together...