Partners

Partners are difficult. Sometimes they are necessary and a joy to have at your side; other times it may feel like they are slowing you down or holding you back. Anyone who has been in a partnership before knows these issues. At times you feel that being alone may have allowed you to succeed more. One may think that having a partner only forced them to work harder and carry the slack for another person as well as their own. When times like these arise, it can feel difficult to continue on and keep working. Communication may stop at this point, only aggravating the situation more. This kind of partnership is unhealthy for both parties. The "hard worker" may feel animosity and anger towards their partner. The "slacker" may feel guilt about their lack of effort of anger at being thought less of. This may arise in a partnership, but what about all those times partners come in handy???

Partners can be a gift from the heavens at times; i know this first hand. For example, on the tennis court while playing doubles i may miss a volley at the net, and almost always my wonderful partner is there to return my missed shot. This is also true in school work. If i am going to be busy for many days during a project, having a partner, or many partners, is EXTREMELY helpful. It can be comforting to know that someone is their to help you in a difficult situation, or save you from a potentially embarrassing or distressing time.

Obviously partners can have their negative and positive aspects, there is no doubt we all must work with someone else at one time or another, whether we want to or not. This means, to succeed, we all must learn to make the best of bad partnerships and strive to create good ones. Because sometimes, nothing is more comforting than the knowledge of there being a strong supportive partner at your back to help when your in need.