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Robin Ernst's avatar

Thank you Peta for bringing the real talk in a heartfelt earnest way as you always do. ๐Ÿ’—

Long ago I was in a relationship with a man who acted jealous and sulky every time I achieved a raise or a promotion. That felt awful and for many reasons that relationship ended.

In contrast, my late husband took quiet joy in providing. My epitaph for him is "always quietly saving the day" because his normal state was watching out for things that caused me stress and solving them and then he was baffled by my appreciation. I found this whole dynamic very grounding and heartwarming. And whenever I achieved a raise, promotion, client rave review, my late husband celebrated me as a person and considered my wins as a personal overcoming because he had heard all the difficulties and breakthroughs every night along the way. How I loved being TeamErnst๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’›.

Thank you for pointing out this honorable beautiful dynamic in your recent 2 essays. I believe it's important to our masculine and feminine souls to find ways to honor and celebrate one another and be true to our own divine blueprint.

Love

Robin

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Peta Kelly's avatar

That is so beautiful Robin โค๏ธ thank you for sharing

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Rosie Rick's avatar

What if I married an artist with lots of beauty and poetry but very few practical skills and very sporadic earning??

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Peta Kelly's avatar

Rosie someone wrote a long email to me but there was a bit at the end I think for you, it said: Your artist partner is what he needs to be and you both have the adaptivity and creativity to find a fit that see you both have your needs met and your lives thrive. โค๏ธโค๏ธ

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Peta Kelly's avatar

Sounds like a story and experience that can only be shared by you, not me :) I know many men who are similarly gifted xx

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