RULE 27

Recognize the signs

How do you show your partner that you love them? Do you give them flowers or chocolates? Do you take them out for a meal or cook a special dinner for them? Do you tell them half a dozen times a day, ‘I love you’? And do they do the same for you?

If you’re feeling guilty, just hold on a minute. I might be about to let you off the hook on this one. I remember talking to a couple of friends over dinner. They were having a (mostly) friendly banter about the fact that – according to her – he hardly ever showed that he loved her. He replied, ‘That’s not fair. What about all those morning cups of coffee I make you? What about the weekend lie-ins while I mind the kids? What about the times I wash your car?’ She was firm in ...

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