I'm reading this and thinking to myself, is Kayinart co-dependent? Then I got about halfway through and my caffeine-deprived brain processed this as a piece worthy of The Onion.
Long-term relationships with intense people make for a real challenge, but it's the commitment to making it work that matters. Neither my wife nor I were taught how to communicate by our families growing up, so we have struggled with serious communication problems over the years.
It has improved because neither of us was ever willing to quit on the other at the same time. And eventually we've figured out how to talk to each other when we're personally in trouble.
And that's made all the difference in the world. Thanks for the post Kay.