It Takes TWO

Although it is easily understandable, we have not a similar expression in French. It is true that any relationship/partnership/friendship has to work in both side to last long. At myLot the slogan of the old musketeers would be better : "One for all and all for one".

I agree. A relationship in any way is a two way street. I do thing it should be 50/50. I understand sometimes the numbers can change depending on circumstances. Such as someone becomes ill or disabled. I believe a relationship is to make the other person happy and not yourself. Once people start to realize that. You will see both partners giving 100% or more of themselves tot he other.

Always believe in that too of course the 100% like Michael said but understand your 50/50! Some will turn out that way and some will do whatever their husband say they should do and for that i feel that isn't a marriage but ownership of someone..

When I was married, it seemed like I was giving and he was taking.He was so manipulative, and I hated that, as he would always tell me what to do,amd I didn't like it as I felt used and violated, and it seems like he just wasn't into the marriage, hence we divorced after 35 years. Life is great now, and I know it will only get better.

I agree that overall each person should equally contribute to a relationship. However, there are times when one person will have to support or carry the other person and vice versa, especially when one person is better at something than the other. Knowing each other's strengths and weaknesses and working together or giving up "control" of a certain aspect to "take the reins" in another area is also an important part of the relationship as well.

There are times either of us go overboard.. but there are times we don't do much.. but then we add up to the same.. I am fine with that equation too. I am with you on what you say.. 50% each makes a whole 100% This equation is not just for marriages but in anything that needs cooperation and working together. I am with you all the way.. on this line of thought. Now, now don't back out on me .. you have to give a lot in return.. remember 100% or 50%

I agree with "it takes two", but I also disagree with the percentage. I actually think it doesn't really matter who is giving more or less, but both parties are giving. Or I should say, we just can't or do not measure how much we are giving in a relationship. I understand what you mean, but it's just that when you wrote the percentage, it may create some disagreements.

a relationship in order to work and be as healthy as possible definitely takes two people

I so agree my friend with @PhredWreck , that it should be 100% for each of the two .

Yep, you can't expect to constantly take without giving ..... but I actually have met one person who'd rather give although what she gives is food and all too often no one wants to eat, not that the food is bad just that no one is hungry.

Don't know what to think about percentage but the ideal is that the partners can get along well.

I've already heard that expression and I agree with it. In every realtionship (friends, family, lovers) both people have to make an effort so that the relationship can grow healthy.

The more you give, the more you love. :-)

This is great advice. After 26 years of marriage, it has to be 50/50 to endure.

Yes I believe i this also. If one partner tries and gives and the other doesn't there really isn't a relationship. You have to be equal and communicate also. My boyfriend and i always do 50% each with whatever we do. If we go out one time he pays the next time I pay. We also trade whose car we take each week. It works out best this way.

When you care about someone, you should give selflessly. Give everything you've got without expecting to receive anything in return. When you begin to expect something in return, that is when you become disappointed when others don't live up to your expectations. That does not mean you should allow yourself to become a doormat. If the other person is selfish then of course it will not work out. But in a healthy relationship both parties are giving selflessly and caring only about the other person and not about themselves.

Yes,I do.Sometimes it's hard when you are always the one who gives and no returns. To works best,each must cooperate and give in always.

This is a saying that I have heard many times but I have to agree with @PhredWreck both parties need to give 100% and expect nothing. If you also receive is a gift.

Back when I was a sophomore in high school a couple of years ago my teacher was talking about how some women didn't get jobs. I was perplexed, why wouldn't they? She kept talking about women's rights and then asked the males in the class if they would marry a smart girl that would help support the family or a pretty girl who almost contributes nothing. I was surprised when about half the class picked the pretty girl. Then again depending on some circumstances my answer to that question would change. If I had money and could afford wasting money then I don't mind if my spouse didn't give their spouse a 100% in that sense; otherwise I believe anyone in a relationship should support each other fully no matter what happens.