Purrflation We used to think that our relationship is very complicated because of the difference in human personalities. But even between good friends and lovers with time changes occur. They no longer enjoy situations or attention that were pleasant to them times ago. Why it's happening? Let’s take my cat for example. At first, when I took him from the street he very appreciated it. He was purring for each little reason because he wanted to show how he values my attention. He was purring when I took him on my hands, when he wanted me to feed him, when I stroked him. When he came to me in bed at night I heard his soft “purr-purr” beside my pillow. But with time the situation changed. At first, he started to think that his fur is too important to allow me stroking it when I want. Then he started looking at me with a let-me-go glance when I took him on my hands. Is he purring when he wants to eat? No. He sits beside his bowls and looks at me “hurry up, girl! I am hungry!” As we see eventually our good attitude is depreciating. And if you want more attitudes you need to pay more attention. It's like an inflation. An inflation of purring. Purrflation.

recipe of good relationship Today I found another one interesting idiom: “take it with a pinch of salt”. As I understand it means “don’t completely believe what you told”. I remembered in Russia there are idioms with a word “salt” too. We say: “ate a pound of salt together”. What does it mean? It’s an interesting story. It came to us from old times. It was said to the newlyweds. It means that a mutual understanding and full trust (I think and love too) will appear only when passed a long time. Approximately as much as would be enough to eat a pound of salt together. Oh yeah, it is a lot of time. In our days one pound of salt is sufficed for three divorces :) Today we use this idiom when we talk about good friends. Like: they ate together a pound of salt. It means that they passed through many situations and problems and still real friends. Good friends to each of you!