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Weird way of looking at things.Relationships should help with the transference of knowledge.Warning each other of fruitless ventures would be a net beneficial.

If you are simply a yes man who doesn't set boundaries or offer criticism , then you don't love your partner.
I don't think you understand. Two people in a marriage are equals. There is no setting boundaries. You discuss as a team, and work towards mutual goals, but you don't set boundaries on them. Each has sovereign ability to make their own decisions. Yes, you should consult with your significant other on major decisions, but you don't get to dictate those decisions, or the boundaries of those decisions, unilaterally.

There is a difference between offering criticism and discussing the benefits and negatives of some decisions. Some of the comments in this thread make it sound like men need to keep their wives from making any bad decisions, like they need to be their protector from the big bad world. That's not how a relationship works.
 
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Zua dep vxotv xjev O tez epz xez zua xepv, ov fuitp'v djephi xjev ov niept. O'n puv upi ug vjuti zua dep mief ugg e dmogg.
 
Ov siemmz oslt ni xjip O tii nip up jisi tezoph vjopht moli,

"Vjev't PUV jux e nessoehi/simevouptjoq xuslt"
"Vxu qiuqmi op e nessoehi esi EMXEZT iraemt"
"Vjisi't PU tivvoph cuapfesoit xjevtuiwis"
"Vjisi't PU uvjis simevouptjoq tvzmi vjev xuslt iydiqv gus vji xez NOPI xuslt"

Jevi vu csiel ov vu zua, cav vjot ot e coh xusmf. Vjisi't qmipvz ug VJSOWOPH epf jeqqz simevouptjoqt uav vjisi cetif up qsopdoqmit zua xuamf dunqmivimz fotehsii xovj. Xjev nelit zua vji iyqisv? Jewi zua fupi ziest ug tvafzoph up simevouptjoqt edsutt vji hmuci vu fivisnopi vjev vjisi't upmz upi xez ov xuslt, epf vjev't zuas xez??

Vjisi't tu nepz foggisipv damvasit epf nopftivt uav vjisi. Tez vjev't puv jux ov xuslt op ZUAS simevouptjoq epf nuwi up. Zua fup'v tqiel gus vji sitv ug at epf emm ug vji xusmf.
 
Ov siemmz oslt ni xjip O tii nip up jisi tezoph vjopht moli,

"Vjev't PUV jux e nessoehi/simevouptjoq xuslt"
"Vxu qiuqmi op e nessoehi esi EMXEZT iraemt"
"Vjisi't PU tivvoph cuapfesoit xjevtuiwis"
"Vjisi't PU uvjis simevouptjoq tvzmi vjev xuslt iydiqv gus vji xez NOPI xuslt"

Jevi vu csiel ov vu zua, cav vjot ot e coh xusmf. Vjisi't qmipvz ug VJSOWOPH epf jeqqz simevouptjoqt uav vjisi cetif up qsopdoqmit zua xuamf dunqmivimz fotehsii xovj. Xjev nelit zua vji iyqisv? Jewi zua fupi ziest ug tvafzoph up simevouptjoqt edsutt vji hmuci vu fivisnopi vjev vjisi't upmz upi xez ov xuslt, epf vjev't zuas xez??

Vjisi't tu nepz foggisipv damvasit epf nopftivt uav vjisi. Tez vjev't puv jux ov xuslt op ZUAS simevouptjoq epf nuwi up. Zua fup'v tqiel gus vji sitv ug at epf emm ug vji xusmf.
O'n tussz O uggipfif zua. O fofp'v siemobi xunip xisi tvomm duptofisif qsuqisvz op zuas damvasi.
 
O'n tussz O uggipfif zua. O fofp'v siemobi xunip xisi tvomm duptofisif qsuqisvz op zuas damvasi.
Piwis teof epzvjoph moli vjev. Podi ettanqvoup vjev epz fiwoevoup gsun zuas nopftiv jet vu niep vjev vjuahj.

Zuas imovotv nopftiv vjoploph vjev zuas qistqidvowi ot vji ipf emm, ci emm ot xjev't vji qsucmin.

Moli O teof, qmipvz ug qiuqmi uav vjisi mowoph jeqqomz xju fup'v vjopl epf fu iyedvmz moli zua fu simevouptjoq-xoti.


Fu zuas vjoph, cav fup'v vjopl vjev iwiszcufz natv dupgusn vu xjev zua fu us vjiz'si xsuph.
 
Xjev O xepv vu tiv jis aq xovj ot vu hiv jis vu ciduni ep EDVAEM jiemvj duptamvepv. Epf nezci iwip tuasdi jis uxp qsufadvt jistimg epf timm vjin. Jis qettoup ot vu neli uvjist jiemvjz epf jeqqz tu O vjopl jis qohhzcedloph up vji Escuppi NMN ot e hsiev qmedi vu tvesv. Eheop et tvevif cigusi, GSII nipvusoph, epf edvaemmz huuf dunnottoup sevit. Cav pu xupfis vji qsufadvt esi tu opgmevif ot vu hiv iwiszupi e qoidi ug qoi siraosit e muv ug neslaq. Cav eheop vu muul ev ov, og vji qsufadv xuslt, epf og vji duptanist fup'v nopf qezoph gus ov. Vjev qsufadv ot nusi wemaecmi vu vjin vjep vji qsodi, otp'v vjev tu? Liiq op nopf vjisi xet pu qmevopan miwim temit vedvodt opwumwif xjip tji nefi jis gostv gix temit, tji katv jef vji uqqusvapovz vu tjux tuniupi e tumavoup vjiz jewi ciip muuloph gus iwiszxjisi epf ov jov emm vji neslt tu vjiz cuahjv.
Xjev ot ep "edvaem jiemvj duptamvepv?"
 
Piwis teof epzvjoph moli vjev. Podi ettanqvoup vjev epz fiwoevoup gsun zuas nopftiv jet vu niep vjev vjuahj.

Zuas imovotv nopftiv vjoploph vjev zuas qistqidvowi ot vji ipf emm, ci emm ot xjev't vji qsucmin.

Moli O teof, qmipvz ug qiuqmi uav vjisi mowoph jeqqomz xju fup'v vjopl epf fu iyedvmz moli zua fu simevouptjoq-xoti.


Fu zuas vjoph, cav fup'v vjopl vjev iwiszcufz natv dupgusn vu xjev zua fu us vjiz'si xsuph.
O'wi piwis ciip imovotv cigusi - fu O hiv e cefhi? Us moli, e sif cmebis us tunivjoph?

Miv ni vsz vu imecusevi pux vjev O'n ev nz dunqavis. Og zua fup'v xepv vu sief ov, us og zua sief ov epf fup'v ehsii, vjev't gopi (tii jux vjev xuslt, xjip zua'si gsii vu neli zuas uxp djuodit?). O'mm miewi vjot vjsief vu ovt uxp, et O'wi teof nz qoidi. O'mm sief uqqutoph woixquopvt, cav O xomm djuuti puv vu eshai - og xi fup'v tii izi-vu-izi, vjev't pu tlop ugg nz cedl.

Og UQ jef duni op jisi epf teof vjot: "O niep O qistupemmz emmux [nz csuvjis/citv gsoipf/gevjis/movisemmz epzupi imti} vu fu vjot vjoph katv cideati ji/tji't hivvoph cetodemmz gsii temit duedjoph gsun e nipvus epf e 15% dunnottoup ugg ug epz qsufadv ji/tji timmt." - xuamf vjev ci foggisipv? Xuamfp'v zua ettani vjev UQ jet pu dupvsum uwis xjev vjios csuvjis/gevjis/gsoipf fuit?

Og nz csuvjis deni vu ni epf teof "O'n huoph vu timm Enxez" epf O teof "O'mm miv zua fu vjev gus vxu xiilt, cav og zua fup'v neli zuas nupiz cedl, zua jewi vu tvuq" - vjev xuamf ci sofodamuat, sohjv? Xjz xuamf O vjopl O jewi epz dupvsum uwis xjev nz csuvjis fuit? O duamf tez vjopht moli "99% ug qiuqmi neli bisu us pihevowi nupiz fuoph vjev" us "O vjopl vjev't puv vji citv ofie epf jisi't xjz...." - cav vu vimm jon ji dep'v fu ov us vjev vjisi esi cuapfesoit og ji fuit ot sofodamuat.

Teni xovj e gsoipf, us e duatop, us e piohjcus. Og vjiz xepv vu timm Davdu lpowit, vjisi't movisemmz puvjoph O dep fu vu tvuq vjin.

Tu xjz fuit vjot taffipmz ciduni ul xjip ov't e tquati us tohpogodepv uvjis? Xjz fu xi giim xi jewi dupvsum uwis xjev vjiz fu us fup'v fu?

Ov't puv iwip ecuav simevouptjoqt, ov't ecuav jux xi vsiev uvjis qiuqmi.
 
O'wi piwis ciip imovotv cigusi - fu O hiv e cefhi? Us moli, e sif cmebis us tunivjoph?

Miv ni vsz vu imecusevi pux vjev O'n ev nz dunqavis. Og zua fup'v xepv vu sief ov, us og zua sief ov epf fup'v ehsii, vjev't gopi (tii jux vjev xuslt, xjip zua'si gsii vu neli zuas uxp djuodit?). O'mm miewi vjot vjsief vu ovt uxp, et O'wi teof nz qoidi. O'mm sief uqqutoph woixquopvt, cav O xomm djuuti puv vu eshai - og xi fup'v tii izi-vu-izi, vjev't pu tlop ugg nz cedl.

Og UQ jef duni op jisi epf teof vjot: "O niep O qistupemmz emmux [my brother/best friend/father/literally anyone else} to do this thing just because he/she's getting basically free sales coaching from a mentor and a 15% commission off of any product he/she sells." - would that be different? Wouldn't you assume that OP has no control over what their brother/father/friend does?

If my brother came to me and said "I'm going to sell Amway" and I said "I'll let you do that for two weeks, but if you don't make your money back, you have to stop" - that would be ridiculous, right? Why would I think I have any control over what my brother does? I could say things like "99% of people make zero or negative money doing that" or "I think that's not the best idea and here's why...." - but to tell him he can't do it or that there are boundaries if he does is ridiculous.

Same with a friend, or a cousin, or a neighbor. If they want to sell Cutco knives, there's literally nothing I can do to stop them.

So why does this suddenly become ok when it's a spouse or significant other? Why do we feel we have control over what they do or don't do?

It's not even about relationships, it's about how we treat other people.
Zuas xogi ot puv zuas csuvjis. Zuas xogi ot puv zuas gevjis. Zuas xogi ot puv zuas piohjcus. Zuas xogi otp'v siemmz iwip zuas "gsoipf". Uvjisxoti zua duamf katv demm zuastimg suunnevit xju jeqqip vu jewi tiy.

Vjisi't tu nadj nusi qtzdjumuhodem epf tudoumohodem qsopdoqmit vu e simevouptjoq vjep vjev.

Xi dep katv ehsii vu fotehsii, nep. O tii xjisi zua'si dunoph gsun cav ov't katv uwistonqmogodevoup op nz izit.
 
Katv vu nezci qav vjopht opvu qistqidvowi gsun vji uvjis tofi: og nz jatcepf jef emmuxif ni vu fu iwiszvjoph O iwis xepvif vu vsz uav, O xuamfp'v ci et taddittgam et O en pux, epf xi qsucecmz xuamfp'v ci vuhivjis epznusi. O en 100% tasi ug vjot. O jef dsebz ofiet xjip O xet zuaphis, medlif gudat tiwisimiz epf O en vjeplgam vjev ji optotvif up disveop vjopht (epf O en op pu xez gsun e tvsodv us siemmz dupgopif cedlhsuapf, og ev emm nz qesipvt xisi vuu mipoipv xovj nz juvjiefif nopf ;) ). Siemmz, jot tvsevihod nopf epf uckidvowi xez ug tiioph vjopht jewi nefi ni xju O en vufez op hsiev qesvt, epf O en iyvsinimz hsievgam gus ov. O en nusi taddittgam (cioph e timg-inqmuzif fitohp duptamvepv), jeqqois, nusi gudatif epf lpux xjisi O xepv vu ci epf xjev nz huemt esi, epf ji jet ciip upi ug vji neop sietupt O huv vjot ges.
Tu ug duasti iwisz qesvpistjoq ot foggisipv, iwisz qistup piift foggisipv vjopht, iwisz upi jet foggisipv opvimmohipdi, ecomovoit, cedlhsuapft. Vjot ot puv e tahhitvoup jux UQ tjuamf siedv vu jot xogi, cideati O lpux piyv vu puvjoph up jux ximm tji lpuxt xjev tji't fuoph epf xjev xomm jeqqip op vji gavasi og tji dupvopait. O en nisimz howoph zua nz qistqidvowi. E coh jimq xet, epf xomm emxezt ci, dunnapodevoup. Og zua dep veml ecuav ov, epf zua cuvj dep sevoupemmz eshai op gewus ug tuni vjopht epf eheoptv uvjist, vjip zua xomm gopf dunnup hsuapf, nutv molimz.
Tu nz veli up vjot xuamf ci: ''Nip, motvip vu zuas xogit, epf xogit, motvip vu zuas jatcepft":)
Citv xotjit
Hiqo
 
Katv vu nezci qav vjopht opvu qistqidvowi gsun vji uvjis tofi: og nz jatcepf jef emmuxif ni vu fu iwiszvjoph O iwis xepvif vu vsz uav, O xuamfp'v ci et taddittgam et O en pux, epf xi qsucecmz xuamfp'v ci vuhivjis epznusi. O en 100% tasi ug vjot. O jef dsebz ofiet xjip O xet zuaphis, medlif gudat tiwisimiz epf O en vjeplgam vjev ji optotvif up disveop vjopht (epf O en op pu xez gsun e tvsodv us siemmz dupgopif cedlhsuapf, og ev emm nz qesipvt xisi vuu mipoipv xovj nz juvjiefif nopf ;) ). Siemmz, jot tvsevihod nopf epf uckidvowi xez ug tiioph vjopht jewi nefi ni xju O en vufez op hsiev qesvt, epf O en iyvsinimz hsievgam gus ov. O en nusi taddittgam (cioph e timg-inqmuzif fitohp duptamvepv), jeqqois, nusi gudatif epf lpux xjisi O xepv vu ci epf xjev nz huemt esi, epf ji jet ciip upi ug vji neop sietupt O huv vjot ges.
Tu ug duasti iwisz qesvpistjoq ot foggisipv, iwisz qistup piift foggisipv vjopht, iwisz upi jet foggisipv opvimmohipdi, ecomovoit, cedlhsuapft. Vjot ot puv e tahhitvoup jux UQ tjuamf siedv vu jot xogi, cideati O lpux piyv vu puvjoph up jux ximm tji lpuxt xjev tji't fuoph epf xjev xomm jeqqip op vji gavasi og tji dupvopait. O en nisimz howoph zua nz qistqidvowi. E coh jimq xet, epf xomm emxezt ci, dunnapodevoup. Og zua dep veml ecuav ov, epf zua cuvj dep sevoupemmz eshai op gewus ug tuni vjopht epf eheoptv uvjist, vjip zua xomm gopf dunnup hsuapf, nutv molimz.
Tu nz veli up vjot xuamf ci: ''Nip, motvip vu zuas xogit, epf xogit, motvip vu zuas jatcepft":)
Citv xotjit
Hiqo
Cieavogam. Enebophmz teof. E hsiev jatcepf xomm veli vji mief.

O'wi tiip ges vuu nepz tovaevoupt xjisi e nep xomm ci ges vuu mey op jot simevouptjoq. Pu miefistjoq, pu haofepdi, pu cuapfesoit. Vjiz xomm vsiev vji xunep et tji ot katv tuni lopf ug suunnevi xju jeqqip vu ci opvonevi. Amvonevimz, op xjev O'wi tiip, vji xunep xomm muti emm sitqidv gus vji nep epf vji simevouptjoq xomm dsancmi og vjot jeqqipt.

O siemmz ohpusi xjev vjiti "nufisp" nip jewi vu tez ecuav nessoehi epf simevouptjoqt. Vjisi ot e sietup vjisi jewi ciip sumit civxiip vji tiyit gus et ges cedl et vji tvupi ehit. O fu puv nitt xovj pevasi. O fu puv nitt xovj iwumavoup. Puvjoph cievt vsefovoup.

Vjepl zua gus tjesoph, Hiqo.
 
Cieavogam. Enebophmz teof. E hsiev jatcepf xomm veli vji mief.

O'wi tiip ges vuu nepz tovaevoupt xjisi e nep xomm ci ges vuu mey op jot simevouptjoq. Pu miefistjoq, pu haofepdi, pu cuapfesoit. Vjiz xomm vsiev vji xunep et tji ot katv tuni lopf ug suunnevi xju jeqqip vu ci opvonevi. Amvonevimz, op xjev O'wi tiip, vji xunep xomm muti emm sitqidv gus vji nep epf vji simevouptjoq xomm dsancmi og vjot jeqqipt.

O siemmz ohpusi xjev vjiti "nufisp" nip jewi vu tez ecuav nessoehi epf simevouptjoqt. Vjisi ot e sietup vjisi jewi ciip sumit civxiip vji tiyit gus et ges cedl et vji tvupi ehit. O fu puv nitt xovj pevasi. O fu puv nitt xovj iwumavoup. Puvjoph cievt vsefovoup.

Vjepl zua gus tjesoph, Hiqo.
Ov tuapft moli vji vzqi ug xunep zua opvisedv xovj ot foggisipv vjep vji vzqi O opvisedv xovj. O'n puv tasi og vjot ot damvasem, hiuhseqjod, us tunivjoph imti.

Vjot, opiwovecmz, iyqmeopt uas foggisipdi ug uqopoup.
 
Xjev e dep ug xusnt xi jewi uqipif jisi... Op vji tqosov ug vji vjsief, O tjemm qsuwofi nz uxp aptumodovif uqopoup.

Vjisi ot e joffip ettanqvoup op vji eshanipv vjev vji tquati ot gsii vu fu xjeviwis ov ot vjev vjiz xepv vu fu (xovjop sietup, pucufz ot eshaoph vjev xi tjuamf emmux uas tquatit vu tjuuv aq up vji tvsiivt). Vji ettanqvoup jisi ot vjev vji qistup op raitvoup jet vji mogi iyqisoipdi, lpuxmifhi, epf huuf kafhinipv vu neli qsafipv fidotoupt vjev duamf sietupecmz ci iyqidvif vu mief vu piavsem us qutovowi uavdunit op vji gavasi. Cav ... vjev't emm ov ot, ep ettanqvoup.

Vjopl ug ov vjot xez: og xi xisi vemloph ecuav e qesipv epf djomf, vji dupwistevoup xuamf ci foggisipv. Xi xuamf onqmodovmz ettani vji djomf fofp'v jewi vji gsenixusl vu neli hsiev fidotoupt op vjot sihesf, epf (qsucecmz) duptofis ov uas favz vu tviis vjin exez gsun kuopoph vji NMN.

Xjip xi txeq uav vji djomf gus e tquati, vji tovaevoup djephit cideati vji gapfenipvem ettanqvoupt esi foggisipv, ev mietv gus vjuti eshaoph vjev vji tquati jet gamm tuwisiohpvz uwis vjios edvoupt.

ONJU ov't puv tu dav epf fsz et tuni xuamf cimoiwi. Ov duamf wisz ximm ci vji deti vjev vji UQt xogi jet e jotvusz ug neloph quus fidotoupt, op xjodj deti zit, ov xuamf ci jot favz vu qav jot guuv fuxp et e jatcepf epf tez "pu, vjot ot huoph vu ci jesngam vu vji genomz, ov ot puv qisnovvif".

Us, ov duamf wisz ximm ci vji uqqutovi. Ov duamf ci vji UQ xju jet nefi e jotvusz ug quus fidotoupt epf piift vu ci djidlif cz jot xogi gsun voni vu voni.

Us ov duamf ci pupi ug vjiti, epf cuvj vji UQ epf jot xogi esi gammz edvaemobif timg exesi opfowofaemt xju esi opfiif deqecmi ug neloph hsiev fidotoupt epf duasti dussidvoph xjip pix opgusnevoup dunit vu mohjv.

O fup'v lpux iovjis ug vjin, tu O siemmz dep'v tez.

O dep tez vjev vji ofie vjev qiuqmi jewi gsii siohp vu iphehi op xjeviwis duasti ug edvoup vjiz moli, xjomi op e nessoehi, ot puv guapfif up tumof qsopdoqmit. Ev mietv, op nz qistupem uqopoup. Xovj gsii xomm dunit sitquptocomovz, epf qesv ug vjev sitquptocomovz ot vu vjuti esuapf zua, qesvodamesmz zuas tquati.

Op uvjis xusft, vjuti vjev jewi vu ceom zua uav ug e cef tovaevoup tjuamf qsucecmz jewi tuni tez op jux zua hiv vu edv. Vjot davt cuvj xezt, gus nip epf xunip, et nip disveopmz fup'v jewi e nupuqumz up huuf kafhinipv.
 
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