Leviticus 19:9
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
I grew up in an agricultural area. My family often drove by the harvested fields and gleaned the leftovers. Many of the harvesters would often leave a few heads of lettuce in the fields, not because those heads of lettuce were bad, but because they were left so people on a tight budget could glean a few heads of lettuce to eat.
God commanded Israel not to wholly reap the corners of their fields. This was so the poor and the strangers could find food to eat when they had no money to purchase food. God promised He would bless these landowners if they left something for the poor to glean from. This is a very critical principle to learn if you want to enjoy all of the relationships in your life.
My friend, don’t spend so much time with people that you wear out your welcome. One of the great secrets to enjoying relationships is to leave before they want you to leave. There is something about leaving when they want you to stay that makes them want you to spend more time with you. Many never learn this principle in relationships, and they harm their relationships because, after you have given out, you begin to pick at each other to the destruction of that relationship. It is critical to learn not to spend so much time with people that you become disenchanted with them.
For instance, I never spend the night at a family member’s house when I go to visit them. I don't believe it is a sin to do so, but I want to have the power to leave before I have gleaned everything from my family member. If I leave before I have gleaned everything, we will want to spend more time with each other. However, if we spend too much time together, we will glean everything and have nothing left to glean, which leads to enduring a relationship instead of enjoying it.
Moreover, I never spend too much time with one person so that both of us can continue to glean from each other. One mistake many friends make is they are always together and they glean everything there is to glean, which leads to friendships becoming stale. The best way to keep a friendship fresh is by not spending so much time with them that you have nothing to glean from each other.
Furthermore, I have learned in a marriage that both spouses need time apart so they have something to glean from each other when they come together. I don't think it is wise for a husband and wife to spend 24/7 with each other. One reason God wants the husband to work is so the husband and wife can be apart to gather from the field of their day so that when they come together at night they have something to fellowship about. If you are with each other all the time, you will glean everything from them until there is nothing to glean, which often leads to not enjoying your spouse as you should.
The one great thing I have learned throughout life is to leave something for the next time so that they will always want me back when I leave. If I give out everything I have in relationships, I have nothing more to give, leading to a disappointing relationship. In every relationship, leave before the welcome wears out, and you will always be welcomed back.