Maybe the pessimist will say, “If Titanic can sink then what is a relationSHIP?” It’s my advice to them: “Please, shut up!” Maybe a relationship can be hit with some cyclic waves but still it can sail through, having happy ending. Here are the SIX rules to guide your relationSHIP to the satisfying destination what I call “ACCEPT.”

A [ATTRACTION]: Nothing comes closer if they are not attracted to each other. In science it’s the opposite but in real-life, it’s both—sometimes opposite, sometimes similarity. Find out what attracts you in that person, appreciate it and find new ways to make it more attractive.

C [COMMUNICATION]: Communication isn’t about Blackberry or 3G iPhone, it’s about understanding the unspoken. It’s not looking to each others eyes; it’s looking to the same direction together. The spaces between our fingers were created so that someone else could fill them in. And the communication is the process to fill those gaps. Fill it.

C [COMMITMENT]: How do you know that you’re committed? When your presence can help others to become what they dream to be, pat yourself, you’re committed. Commitment isn’t about “I,” it’s about “WE.”

E [ENJOYMENT]: Bring the best out of today. Who knows when your ship gets collided with iceberg? Make the hell out of NOW.

P [PURPOSE]: Do you really know in which direction you’re moving. Remember, without direction everything lost their way.

T [TRUST]: The ultimate one! Trust is something which inspires you to give somebody the power to hurt you but believing that person won’t do that. When everything is under dark cloud, TRUST … TRUST … TRUST (but don’t trust the devil inside them).

So step in the ship with “ACCEPT” and make a cheerful view. And yeah, the journey always wouldn’t be smooth; sometimes it’d lose balance but hold on your faith and keep singing:

Together we’re in this relationship
We’ve built it with care to last the whole trip
Our true destination is not marked on any chart
We’re navigating for the shores of the heart
~ Voyage, Celtic Thunder