Agreed, the other is all! I hate the word " partner". It is so much more than that. Partner is what you have in a law firm or a tennis match! My great love brings me joy....and then... More joy. Together we love our garden, our music, and, above all, our family. But we adore silence together and the singing of the small birds and the thrum of the deep sea! A romance of thirty years is a grand blessing, is it not ? And oh yes, the cuddles are nice! Not too mention our ancient and honourable dog Kildie.