QUESTIONS TO ASK IN ORDER TO CREATE
A BALANCED, 7TH-HOUSE PARTNERSHIP:
Knowing that at all times it takes two to make a relationship work,
and that no one can do the work alone.
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Do I genuinely like this person that I am “in-love” with?
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Are we friends? Would I still be their friend even if they decided they didn’t want to be my partner?
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Am I genuinely interested in this person for who he or she is? Do I accept and appreciate where we are different?
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Am I free to be myself? Do I allow the other person the freedom to be who they came here to be?
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Is this person willing to communicate with me? Even when it’s hard to do so?
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Does this person take care of themselves? Can they stand on their own financially?*
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Can we compromise on important issues?
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Are my needs being met? Do I ask them what their needs are also, so that I can meet their needs? Are they willing to take turns giving and receiving?
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If we both recognize that we are polarizing in character traits, do we make the effort to meet each other halfway?
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Have we established trust over time? Can we count on each other to keep our word, do what we say we will do, etc.?
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Are we committed for the long haul?
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Is our sexual relationship healthy? Do we both give and receive pleasure?
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Is our love felt and expressed freely without reservation?
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Do they demonstrate the capacity to forgive and forget?
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Are we both willing to grow and change?
* Exceptions are when someone stays home to care for children, handicapped or elderly parents.
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