GIVE GIFTS

She was methodical. He was impulsive.
She planned ahead. He valued spontaniety.
She led with her head. He led with his heart.

They were different but difference was not their problem.
The problem grew from disrespecting their difference.

She needed him to balance the checkbook,
to finish a project.
He needed her to play, to do the unexpected.

They could have chosen to give each other gifts.

She could have given him unplanned days.
He could have given her completed goals.

But they withheld these gifts and decided not to value
what each other valued.

He told her she needed to 'lighten up.'
She told him he needed to 'grow up.'

Disrespecting their differences created distance
that led to disaster ...

Give gifts.
Value difference.

Love long.

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