Hello, how nice to welcome you here on "my" hill!

You are, as always, very subtle about what you read and think about. Indeed, boundary setting is one of the main challenges in relationships. It never ends and will keep every couple, and in general, the whole world busy. LOL

With loyalty I have a double-edged relationship, not sure how you would define loyalty in a man-woman relationship? Say a bit more so I know how you mean it. Trust on the other hand, yes, I think it's about self trust first. If I don't have that, I would make it difficult for myself and my husband to maintain the relationship.

In the manner of how you both adopted this playful teasing with one another, it seems to serve as a different style of communication that creates an easing of stress perhaps?

Good question. ... Not sure. Spontaneously, what comes to mind is that it's the friction that makes him and I feel a vibrant relationship. Couples who have been together for a long time run the risk of getting bored with each other. We don't have that problem at all because of the playful banter. They are like amaranth in the soup. I laugh a lot during the day. I guess it's also the case that the banter serves to make life a big joke as well, and not to take oneself so terribly seriously and fret all the time. Perhaps also a protection against decadence. ... HaHa, the more I think, the more I think of! So, yes, it's also stress relief through a philosophical approach.

You're the man who can make the best and greatest compliments.

🤗 Bye, my friend.