12 Traditions for Relationships

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bluidkiti
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:22 pm Post subject: 12 Traditions for Relationships


12 Traditions for Relationships

(Modified from a talk given on June 7-8 1996 by Mary Pearl Thompson
"MERP" of North Little Rock, AR. These traditions are a compilation of
ideas and experiences from Merp's couples group and have been added to
slightly, with our own relationship experiences.)
1. Our common welfare should come first, a healthy relationship depends
upon unity.
2. For our family or relationship purpose, there is but one ultimate
authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our informed family
conscience. Each member is God's trusted servant and no one governs.
3. Two or more persons, when gathered together for mutual benefit, may call
themselves a relationship. The only basic requirements for a good marriage
or relationship are mutual desire to be in the relationship and a
willingness to make the relationship work.
4. Each partner should be autonomous except in matters effecting the other
partner, the family or society as a whole.
5. Each marriage or relationship has but one primary purpose - to serve as
an expression of God's Love.
6. A partner ought not be overly supportive spiritually, emotionally, or
physically to the marriage or relationship, lest problems of ego or
gratification divert us from the primary purpose.
7. Each partner ought to strive to be fully self-supporting physically,
emotionally, and spiritually.
8. Our marriage or relationship should remain forever a free, giving
relationship - one to the other. In a healthy relationship we do not keep
score.
9. A family or a relationship should be pliable in it's organization but,
our group conscience may appoint certain persons to serve various functions
and to be directly responsible to those they serve.
10. A relationship should avoid heated controversy.
11. Each partner best conveys his or her beliefs and philosophy by
attraction rather than promotion. Anonymity is a valuable asset to the
Marriage or relationship.
12. Selflessness is the spiritual foundation of our way of life as marriage
partners or friends, ever reminding us to place principles before
personalities and the main principle in a relationship is unselfishness.
Our greatest gift is to be of help to one another and we can't do that is we
are selfish.

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