I dont know what it is exactly that we are doing. I look to the past for that - and be willing to learn more effective communication techniques if necessary. If survival is only possible apart from the other, then no amount of negotiation or compromise will suffice. But once having found a partner who is compatible and committed, then the relationship can bloom. This is what I've learned from my past relationships, and how I'm living in my present relationship.
Life is good.
My boyfriend of 8 months has had a very free life. He never had any rules or curfews in his whole life. When we got together, it didn't bother me that he loved spending time with his many friends, but then I began to be jealous. I began telling him that it bothered me, and he started to change. He would constantly assure me that he didn't go out.