In other words, make your partner feel important and special.
Sometimes one partner feels ready before another - that is ok - you may just need to be patient.
How much time each week do you give to finding out what your partner is thinking and feeling over matters which concern him or her?
Is it fair to go to the family house if the other partner feels out of place?
If you try to keep the whole thing a secret, your partner could feel very left out.
The most important thing right now is that neither you nor your partner are feeling any pressure to perform.
Your partner will probably feel protective and worried about you.
Neither partner should feel forced into doing something they don't want to do.
The two partners felt they had little choice but to sell.