There is no more important decision that you can
make in your life than who you choose as a life
partner. If you can have a great partner through
your life, who loves and takes care of you as you
love and take care of that partner, you will gain
enormous practical and emotional rewards. Of
course, in all relationships there will be periods of
disagreement that could lead to fights that
threaten the relationship. These will be tests of
whether your shared values and your ways of
dealing with each other are strong. If you and your
partner and your relationship pass these tests, and
I recommend that you strive hard for that to
happen, even these difficult times will strengthen
your relationship which will be invaluable. What I
believe is most important to having a rewarding life
is having meaningful work and meaningful
relationships, especially long and deep ones.
When I was 70 and reflected on if I had to choose,
would I choose meaningful work or meaningful
relationships, while the choice was hard because I
love them both, I chose meaningful relationships.
Certainly, the most meaningful one is with a great
life partner.
– Ray Dalio
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