You have to add to your partner's life. You have to color their glass. That sounds like a euphemism, but it's not. Back to history. One last thing about Venice that makes it special, at least for its time, Venice was a republic, not a monarchy or, God forbid, an empire. Its leaders were elected and had to answer to the populace, I mean, you know, at least the property-owning male populace. The ruler was the doge, and he got to live in a very nice house and wear a funny hat.