# My ideal relationship
[[I have changed]]
## A platform for me to...
- express myself more fully
- be the best me
- learn, explore, grow
- stay healthy / happy
## Other qualities
- Largely independent
- Deep love for them
- Deep love for me
- Stable
- Exciting
- Turn towards often and conflict well
- Strong communication
- Balanced give and take
- I want to love who I am when I am around them
## Nice to haves...
- Same love languages
- ?Eventually kid(s)
## Things I do not want...
- co-dependence (I assume no but honestly not sure, I err towards no, but some level feels healthy)
- them to be my everything
- pressure to live a normal life
- Bickering, nagging, or other unthoughtful communications
- To feel bad about who I am
- To be together out of fear
- Unnecessarily frequent conflict
- [[scary anger at me]]
## Buckets...
- romance
- physical
- logistics
- shared activities + relationships
- play and laughter
- intellectual
- parenting
- ?
## The partner will...
- Have a rich life independent of me