Keep agreements you make with your partner. Keeping agreements builds trust, which is the basis of almost everything important.


Sometimes agreements are explicit. “I will be home at 6 PM.” Sometimes they are unspoken — you each tell the other when you spend an unusual amount of money. Tell your partner in advance if you intend to change any kind of agreement.


Your weekly assignment, should you choose to accept it:


Remember a time when you didn’t keep an agreement with your partner. Ask your partner if s/he noticed the broken agreement. Talk about what you each felt and thought in that situation.


 


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