Building a relationship is a learning process. I've been thinking about relationships and how they are all about learning. Building a relationship is a learning process. You learn about yourself in the relationship and you learn about the other person. And most of that learning is done by listening. That means listening to the other person but also listening to yourself and your own heart, and your head reflecting your own values. And you must try to be very honest. In any good relationship it is about being true to yourself, as well as being true to someone else. And it is not making promises you know in your heart, you may not keep, Promising things that in the moment feel ok. Even if you think you know yourself very well, you will change as you learn this other person, if the relationship lasts. You'll be influenced by who they are, what they believe and how they behave. Learning who they are can be quite a challenge. What you learn, if you listen...