I’ll give you an example. You are a passenger in a car being
driven by a friend. She makes a foolish error (though not a
dangerous one). You would probably start teasing and laugh a
lot. Now imagine the same scenario but with your partner
who has messed up. Do you:
- Make him feel very small?
- Not let him forget it in a long while?
- Te l l e v e r y o n e e l s e?
- Take over the driving for a while on the grounds he’s not
to be trusted? - Tr e a t h i m t h e s a m e a s y o u w o u l d a f r i e n d a n d l a u g h a l o t?
Hopefully the last one, but watch other couples in similar situ-
ations and see what they do.
WHAT YOU DO SEE YOUR
PARTNER AS...WHAT IS
HIS ROLE OR FUNCTION
IN BEING
YOUR PARTNER?