16. Keep your individual identity.

Losing yourself in love is one of the biggest threats to intimacy maintenance. Getting close to someone shouldn’t mean fusing your identities or losing respect for your innate separateness. Couples should try to complement and support each other in an effort to become their fullest selves instead of merging together to become something else. Appreciate your partner’s unique interests and enjoy him/her for the vital individual he/she is. — Dr. Lisa Firestone

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