If You Want to Share the Best Kind of Love…

  Value your partner's talents. Express how much you treasure the other's special gifts.

  Accept the challenges that test your relationships. See each challenge not as an overwhelming problem, but as an opportunity to strengthen your love.

  Listen to each other. Be there to acknowledge your partner's needs and feelings with your whole heart and soul.

  Encourage your loved one to grow as an individual, and explore opportunities for your own growth. Expect each other to be the best person they can be.

  Nurture your partnership. Laugh, dance, and romance each other. Share an optimistic outlook and a spirit of fun.

  Tell each other "I love you." Talk about the good times you've shared and your plans to make even more joyful memories.

  Inquire about your partner's day. Express interest in each other's dreams, plans, and activities.

  Notice each other's positive features. Compliment generously when you like a new outfit, a new haircut, or a new anything that matters to your loved one.

  Expect that your relationship will keep getting better and better. Act on that expectation and never settle for less. Give the best of your love and your friendship, and commit to a partnership built on a solid foundation of faith, trust, and total devotion to each other.

~  Jacqueline Schiff