Key Seven: Space
¨Though doing activities together is fun, remember to
leave some space between.
¨If he likes watching cricket, and you hate it, let him
do it alone. If he hates shopping leather
purses or cosmetics with you or coming to your friend’s wedding anniversary, don’t force him. Leaving
space and understanding each other’s private
space and time is essential.
¨Sometimes, he wants to have ‘all men’s parties’ at home
while you want to go to a beauty parlor or
meet your old friends with a neighbor…
¨Understand that he has to play the roles of a son, a
cousin, a friend, a colleague, an employee,
a boss, a brother, apart from his role as a husband. Similarly, you have other roles to
play…understand that each other’s
‘other’ dimensions and aspects of life besides marriage exist.
¨This is a practical approach to a marriage