From This Day Forward, Something to Aim for in any relationship, situation and community...

There's great value to thinking about each aspect of being in relationships..starting with and always including the relationship with oneself..

.Learning to tune into feelings, beliefs, and lots more..basic life story and experiences in early years, grade school, high school and beyond can give one a running start about thinking of joining forces with another 'signficant other' whether living together or finding ways to connect that work, and having some written agreements one goes over with another couple of responsible people (maybe 3 or 4, with each person having an advocate, support person and then two or more to double check communications, again summarized in writing...'Memorandums of Understanding, MOUs'.

Then if changes need to be made in any area or things added, that can be done as well. With monthly check-ins early on and then more serious consults every 6-12 months, along with any 'accounting of shared expenses and assets' then 'surprises or conflicts' would be less common or troubling hopefully...Thanks for getting this key topic going and hope things are going well for people in all areas that matter to them....

More to come but inspired by a facebook post with some tips for being in a positive relationship...