Just because you don't find the dirty wine glasses on the sink annoying, it doesn't mean your partner is happy with it
Weathering life’s challenges together can make a couple stronger. Being able to look back on difficulties navigated together can give a couple confidence about how they might face future curveballs. Simon and Tina Elven have been married for 26 years. They have two children with additional needs and this has brought with it immense pressure over the years in finding the right support.
Jo and David Blood had to navigate David having life-saving surgery nine years ago to insert a mechanical aortic valve. At the time, their children were young and Jo and David were running a business together. “You’re in survival mode, but we did get through it. The thought of almost losing someone makes you appreciate what you have,” says Jo.
“We took ourselves to our local pub with a laptop, notebook and pens. We brainstormed what we both enjoyed doing and what other adventures we wanted to do. We created a Venn diagram of things we both liked doing in the middle and the things we like doing individually on the edge.”
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