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Chapter Four
Re-Dedication: Coming Back to the Beginning
“Re-dedication” is the heavy lifting of maintaining a relationship. When people describe love relationships as “commitments,” re- dedication is what we commit to. Re-dedication is the process of renewing what once came without effort during the initial phases of love; and fortifying your partner and the relationship when it might not be so easy anymore.
Relationship “Energies” and Directions
if you thought managing disappointment (from the last chapter or topic) was work, you are going to hind out that “re-dedication” might be even harder work. You can do a lot of the work of managing disappointment simply by adjusting your expectations of your partner. Managing disappointment is a reminder to include in your intention to face the reality of who your partner really is after the hlattering lens of new love shows more reality than fantasy. Re- dedication is a more active intention. It is something you must think about and actively place “on the top of your mind.”
When that reality of new love settles in and “real love” is what must be considered, you might be asked (or you might ask yourself, “actively”):
“How are things going?”
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