Chris and Tia's Vision Statement for our relationship

We are working to build a fully committed, safe, happy, stable, loving relationship

-          we are supportive of each other's needs and desires

-          we know and love each other as complete beings

-          we challenge each other

-          we share many common interests

-          we create traditions to grow upon

-          we have shared goals and aspirations

-          we promote romance in our relationship

-          we have good communication skills

-          we are each other's best friend and can count on each other for anything

-          we spend time together

-          we have a fully satisfying, sensual, spontaneous, exciting, safe, warm, loving, intimate, monogamous sex life

-          we have an appropriate interdependence (shared vs. personal space)

-          we fight fair

-          we enjoy growing old together

-          we use books, skill-building, counseling and other resources to improve our relationship

We have a loving family together

-          we are great parents

-          we are supportive, loving, nurturing, fun, great role models

-          we have many furry family members too

We develop spiritually as individuals and as a couple

We work through our past hurts and resolve unfinished business

We enjoy developing supportive, healthy, fun relationships with family and friends

We have fun

-          Laugh

-          Play

-          Outdoors activities

We build a life that would end in few regrets

We engage in lifelong learning

We live with a consciousness about all life

We do our part to make this world a better place

We live comfortably (somewhere between living simply and living in luxury)