Learning

The more I think about it the more I realize that, in a relationship, it is important to be continuously learning from one another. One joy of life is perpetual learning. All people you come into contact with, whether or not they are your partner, will teach you something (or two), but its very easy to miss the lesson if you do not pay attention.

This is especially true in a relationship where one becomes overly dependent on the other. The other may then think that he or she is not learning anything, through a superiority complex or what have you, and the relationship becomes stale. On the other hand, a little dependence is felicitous as well: sometimes feeling needed by others is also an essential relationship ingredient.

The moral of the story is that learning, teaching, and dependence, like everything else in life, are best had in moderation--not to little, not too much. You might say that 'wait a moment, how could there be such a thing as too much learning,' but I would say what good is learning if you never stop to appreciate and practice what you've learned?