The Equal Relationship Is an Enduring Relationship

I believe that every good relationship must be perceived as approximately equal by both parties most of the time. To put it another way, you have to give as good as you get, and you have to get as good as you give, to achieve sustained mutual satisfaction.

I say “perceived” because beauty, as well as everything else in this world, exists only in the eye or mind of the beholder. Period. I enjoy listening to the piano music of Chopin. You might prefer Lady Gaga. Or silence. That is why an outs...