Jamaican love couple’s guidelines
Yes, my love is true but we have to
have some ground rules before we proceed. What is not official and beneficial,
I will let it go. I want to live as long as I want and not want for as long as
I live. I will not ride on a battleship in order to have a relationship.
Follow these guidelines and all will
be well with the world:
1. Make
three true “we” statements each. For instance, “We are both in this room
feeling ... “
2. Complete
this sentence: “I wish I had someone with whom I could share ... “
3. If
you were going to become a close friend with your partner, please share what
would be important for him or her to know.
4. Tell
your partner what you like about them; be very honest this time, saying things
that you might not say to someone you’ve just met.
5. Share
with your partner an embarrassing moment in your life.
6. When
did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself?
7. Tell
your partner something that you like about them already.
8. What,
if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
9. If
you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone,
what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven’t you told them
yet?
10. Your
house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved
ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item.
What would it be? Why?
11. Of
all the people in your family, whose death would you find most disturbing? Why?
12. Share
a personal problem and ask your partner’s advice on how he or she might handle
it. Also, ask your partner to reflect back to you how you seem to be feeling
about the problem you have chosen.
Think
on these gems to have a great life, perfect partner and in building the most
important institution for Jamaica’s future – the family.
