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With my hubby being gone so much for work, one of the biggies for us is to be open and honest with each other. He can't possibly know all that's going on at home unless I keep him informed. It's very important to him that he's not left out but can happen easily if I start leaving things out to protect him or avoid his being angry.

I think with us, it also helps that we're not terribly dependent on each other. We both have our own interests and hobbies, so we support each other participating in them, but don't expect the other to necessarily join in. When we are together it's because we WANT to be... not that we NEED to be.

We both have a love of laughter and try to have a sense of humor about life as much as possible about minor annoyances. Often we are both able to ease the other's tension with private jokes we've come up with over time.