To respect and have confidence in the other is also not to judge him or her, to recognize his differences, to value them. In the long term, it is to keep one's promises and commitments to strengthen the trust that the other grants us, and in the other direction, it is to encourage his independence and value his personal space since to be well with the other, it is essential to be well with oneself! On a daily basis, exchange about your non-common centers of interest:
- "Great this new Playstation game! Can I watch you play?"
- "You were able to save all these hours of work by setting up a single automation on Excel? You have to explain that to me!"
You will learn to know your partner better and better... And will acquire unsuspected new skills. (Confidential: I learned the basics of web coding with my husband... And it's an activity that is now part of my hobbies!)