We often evaluate our cars, our finances, our jobs, why don’t we evaluate ourselves? Why is it taboo to sit down with our loved ones and evaluate the relationship? Systems help alleviate the pressure building up in the pipe we call “relationships”, vs letting the pipe burst.

I often hear friends complain about loved ones, but they rarely have systems in place to help evaluate their relationship with their loved one. Frequent evaluations help alleviate that pressure, instead of dealing with the broken pipe. It’s unemotional, but necessary.

In sales, we call them customer service calls. They’re scheduled consistent calls, to deal with minor problems, before a client calls us, frustrated with lack of communication. A 5 minute proactive outward call can prevent a 30 minute inward frustration call. Same goes for love.