A healthy long-term relationship doesn’t preoccupy your thoughts. It becomes background instead of foreground. It supports you in living your life, like the battery that enables a watch to tick. If you have to keep checking the battery, you’re not enjoying the watch — which is your life. The battery doesn’t need repairing, just recharging, and similarly, like maintaining a skill level or caring for your pet, even healthy relationships require time and nurturing.
