I guess I would like to believe that I can "have it all" if I am reasonably willing to "be it all" myself. IOW, if I have all my animals in reasonably functioning order then I can expect the same of my partner. Less "tit for tat" and more "tit for tit" and "tat for tat".
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver