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Dear Girls – Relationships Are Mutual Acceptance

Level: Easy 95
Relationships Are Mutual Acceptance
Relationships are about mutual acceptance and support.

Life isn’t perfect, and neither are human beings. Everyone has (a) ____________,
quirks, and eccentricities, along with their strengths and talents. The key to building
successful relationships, though, is to accept and cherish people for all these qualities. 

But let’s just take a second (b) _______________________ here. Finding a person
you’re willing to accept completely doesn’t happen overnight. You may have to
experience a lot of (c) ____________________before you can find what you’re really
looking for. This was certainly the case for Ali. After a lot of disappointing casual sex
when she was living in New York, Ali decided that she wanted to find love. She
started dating Justin, a guy who would later become her Mr. Wong. On their first date,
she invited him to one of her shows at Gotham Comedy Club. Despite her dirty stand-
up routine, which culminated in her mooning the audience, he didn’t run a mile in the
opposite direction. In fact, (d) _____________________ immediately after the show
and told her that he hadn’t laughed that hard in a long time. 

It was pretty clear from the start that Ali’s career would take up a lot of room in their
lives. The couple learned early on that being (e) ___________________________ and
aspirations was an important foundation for a successful relationship – especially (f)
__________________________________. From experience, Ali knew that most men
found it hard to be with a woman who, as a comic, was away most nights. She also
knew that her (g) ____________________ meant that a man in her life would
sometimes have to put his own career second if they wanted to have kids.

After Ali and Justin were married and had become parents, she co-created a film
called Always Be My Maybe. Filming, unfortunately, required her to be in Vancouver
for (h) _____ weeks, leaving Justin (i) ________________________________ on his
own, something with which many men might have struggled. Justin was different. Not
only was he willing to shoulder the childcare on his own but he also traveled from (j)
___________________________ every weekend, bringing the girls with him so they
could all be together. 

Relationships, like careers, take (k) _______________________, especially when

children are thrown into the mix. But that’s normal – (l) _______________________
is a lot different than reality, as we’ll see in the next blink.

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Dear Girls – Relationships Are Mutual Acceptance
Level: Easy 95
Relationships Are Mutual Acceptance
Relationships are about mutual acceptance and support.

Life isn’t perfect, and neither are human beings. Everyone has flaws, quirks, and
eccentricities, along with their strengths and talents. The key to building successful
relationships, though, is to accept and cherish people for all these qualities. 

But let’s just take a second to be honest with ourselves here. Finding a person you’re
willing to accept completely doesn’t happen overnight. You may have to experience a
lot of what you don’t want before you can find what you’re really looking for. This
was certainly the case for Ali. After a lot of disappointing casual sex when she was
living in New York, Ali decided that she wanted to find love. She started dating
Justin, a guy who would later become her Mr. Wong. On their first date, she invited
him to one of her shows at Gotham Comedy Club. Despite her dirty stand-up routine,
which culminated in her mooning the audience, he didn’t run a mile in the opposite
direction. In fact, he emailed her immediately after the show and told her that he
hadn’t laughed that hard in a long time. 

It was pretty clear from the start that Ali’s career would take up a lot of room in their
lives. The couple learned early on that being supportive of each other’s dreams and
aspirations was an important foundation for a successful relationship – especially
once they were married and had a family. From experience, Ali knew that most men
found it hard to be with a woman who, as a comic, was away most nights. She also
knew that her demanding schedule meant that a man in her life would sometimes have
to put his own career second if they wanted to have kids.

After Ali and Justin were married and had become parents, she co-created a film
called Always Be My Maybe. Filming, unfortunately, required her to be in Vancouver
for six weeks, leaving Justin to look after their baby daughters on his own, something
with which many men might have struggled. Justin was different. Not only was he
willing to shoulder the childcare on his own but he also traveled from LA to
Vancouver every weekend, bringing the girls with him so they could all be together. 

Relationships, like careers, take hard work to maintain, especially when children are
thrown into the mix. But that’s normal – a fantasy life of leisure is a lot different than
reality, as we’ll see in the next blink.