Relationships are important to me because they allow us to have a sense of connectedness to the people around us. The wonderful thing about relationships is that they are what you make them; if you invest time into them, then they are usually productive and healthy. I have many different types of relationships with people in my day to day life and each one offers something different; for example, I have a relationship with my husband that is different than the relationship that I have with my coworkers.
In my opinion, a relationship becomes a partnership when the people involved work for a common goal. My husband and I have a partnership in which we work together to make a life together and to raise our children. If my husband and I did not have the same thoughts on parenting styles, we would not be working together as partners to achieve the same goals.
The biggest challenge to maintaining a relationship of any capacity is having the time to invest in it. If I do not spend time with my husband, we lose a connection that is required to make sure that we are on the same page when it comes to family decisions and doing what is in the best interest of the family.
Relationships do take time and energy. Somtimes I find it exhausting when I am trying to build a relationship with a difficult student. Often, this eats away at the time I have to spend on my family relationships. It's been a tough few months and I feel my husband and I drifted apart. We haven't had time to spend on our relationship is awhile. I think it's time we took some. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteJamie,
ReplyDeleteIt is very true that we have to invest in our relationships with people. It takes time to build a relationship that is meaningful and creates a partnership. It sounds like you and your husband are partners in your relationship. Although, to remain in a healthy relationship I do think there have to be things we disagree on from time to time. If we all always agreed and saw things the same way we would all be just alike. I think it's just as important to see peoples differences and share different experiences together. People often ask me, I had two today, how's married life? I usually says it's great, or it's married life, but the truth is married life takes work, patience, and understanding it's not always easy.
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteWhen reading your post, I couldn't help but think of our Facebook relationships. It's truly a little world of it's own. I don't know about you, but I will probably never get together with many of the people on my Facebook, yet it is still a good relationship.