“When we enter into a relationship, we want to matter to our partner, to be visible and important... We want to know our efforts are noticed and appreciated. We want to know our relationship is regarded as important by our partner and will not be relegated to second or third place because of a competing person, task, or thing.”

“When we enter into a relationship, we want to matter to our partner, to be visible and important... We want to know our efforts are noticed and appreciated. We want to know our relationship is regarded as important by our partner and will not be relegated to second or third place because of a competing person, task, or thing.”

— Stan Tatkin