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Mar 2023
22m 43s

Ingredients for Relationship Longevity; ...

Rhoda Sommer on Relationships
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Longevity in relationships slips so easily through our fingers, it’s not a simple or small achievement, unless one partner is almost always submissive & not resentful about their wants being ignored. Two adults who are equal in sharing power over priorities, values & decision making have to be involved in constant work together over the decades. This requires partners have imagination, attention & gumption.

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