RULE 65

Have a passion for your life together

So you two met and fell in love and resolved to spend your lives together. And you are, I hope. But at what level? I’m not being funny here but serious (for once). Just sort of living together, going through the days, not really connecting isn’t good enough, I’m afraid. You have to have a passion for your life together. A what? A passion. Being together has to be a strong bond, a common sharing of experience, a dream--fulfilling romance that carries you both along. Love isn’t for the half dead, the sound asleep (or even the merely dozing off), the can’t be bothered to make the effort any more. You have to make the effort. You have to stay awake, in touch, in tune. You have to share dreams and goals ...

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