The ongoing battle to hold on to our personhoods while in relationships takes a bit of doing, requiring self-confidence and self-awareness. But what about allowing your beloved to be an individual? What about having the maturity (hate the word) and wisdom (better one) to grant them — nay, encourage them to own — Texas-sized breathing space to be themselves? Risky business, that. We don't know the direction their growth will take them, and loss is a distinct possibility. But take i ...

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