Healthy Relationships - Generosity

Please rate the following factors from 1-10, with 1 being VERY POOR and 10 being EXCELLENT.

• GENEROSITY
  Generosity is defined as liberal in giving, open-handed and marked by abundance. Typically, generosity is associated with the giving of money - but this is not the focus of a healthy relationship. Generosity is helping the other person become the best person they can be. It includes sharing knowledge, ultimate care, and compassion. It is being as openly human as you can be - and finding the courage to express genuine emotion.

Healthy Relationships - Thoughfulness

Please rate the following factors from 1-10, with 1 being VERY POOR and 10 being EXCELLENT.

• THOUGHTFULNESS
  Thoughtfulness is defined as giving heedful anticipation to the needs and wants of others. Once you are in greater communication with your partner, you will become more naturally attuned to his/her needs, wants, and desires. With this improved awareness comes the opportunity to act upon some of them. Thoughtful actions show you are thinking about him/her - and this will certainly be well-received.

Healthy Relationships - Communication

Rate the following factors from 1-10, with 1 being VERY POOR and 10 being EXCELLENT.

• COMMUNICATION
  Communication is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals. It is the underlying idea upon which all relationships succeed or fail. How much intention do you put into your daily communication with your partner? Do you give him/her the detail that is needed? Do you include him/her in your world or do you keep him/her in a small place?

Healthy Relationships - Sincerity

Rate the following factors from 1-10, with 1 being VERY POOR and 10 being EXCELLENT.

• SINCERITY
  Sincerity is defined as the quality of being sincere, honest of mind, fre of hypocrisy. It includes earnest devotion without reservation or misgivings. Sincerity is about your relationship with yourself. It is when you can really feel that your words are in total alignment with who you really are. You will find that by focusing on the other elementson this list, your sincerity will increase.

Healthy Relationships - Loyalty

Sorry this has taken me so long to post, but D. and I had vacation plans for Thanksgiving - and he was extremely disrespectful on the way back home. I've had to punish him multiple times for his attitude and behavior during Thanksgiving weekend. He describes the experience in his Disciplined One weblog. I am still a bit perturbed with his behavior, so he may get another dose of the strap this week. Rate each of the factors below on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being VERY POOR and 10 being EXCELLENT. Once you have finished these exercises, you should discuss the objectives with your partner. Please endeavor to be brutally honest.

• LOYALTY
  Loyalty is defined as faithfulness to a person to whom fidelity is due. It goes without saying that husbands and wives should remain faithful. The true issue here is the wife feeling that the husband is truly in her corner. . .or the husband feeling supported by the wife. Once the discipline gets going, the bond will solidify.