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A Guide to Relationships for Divorced People
Hopefully, you’ve learned a thing or two by now.
“This time it was right, it would work, and no one would have to get nailed to anything.” — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
A lot is written about the care and feeding of relationships.
It’s all wrong.
Take it from me, a two-time loser in the marriage wars. If you want a lasting, long-term, conflict-free union with another Homo sapien, then you need to tear up the rule book and get real about what it takes to stomach your life partner for, well, life.
Lack of Communication is Key
Think about it. What’s the last thing you were doing before you and your schmoopy got into yet another knockdown, drag-out fight? That’s right, you were communicating. And look where that got you. The Russians have nothing on this Cold War. You never knew that someone could sleep angrily, but here we are.
The simple rule of thumb is “Don’t talk.” Communicate, if you must, via grunts, hand gestures, and possibly short notes, although even those can get dicey.
Emails are absolutely a mistake. Trust me. My boyfriend and I just ended a…
