The Dynamics of a Relationship, part 1

Salams,
so to preface this, I often hear from people what a great wife Khadija (ra) was to the Prophet (saw), supportive, caring, believed in him (saw), it is rare to hear the story the other way around, it is sort of just assumed. So I wanted to start a discussion on they dynamics of the relationship between the Prophet (saw) and Khadija (ra).

How they met and married: So the relationship began with trust. Khadija (ra) was told that Muhammad (saw) was truthful, honest, and kind. She hired him and paid him a higher rate than others. When he returned from Syria, she noticed an increase in her money. Her hireling that went with him told her about Muhammad's (saw) good manners, honesty, sincerity, faith, etc. So wow subhanAllah it was from here that Khadija (ra) decided to marry the Prophet (saw). She told her friend Nafisa who went and told the Prophet (saw) about her wish. He(saw) accepted the proposal. So contrasting the Prophet (saw)'s behavior with his proposal to Umm Salamah (ra)- again humility. He(saw) didn't act pompous towards a sister proposing to him (saw), rather was very accepting to it, just as he showed humility when proposing to Umm Salamah (ra) - explaining to her that he (saw) was in similar circumstances as her (agewise) and her family was his (saw) - subhanAllah again you see the same level of humility. He gave Khadija (ra) the level of respect she deserved, didn't take advantage of the fact she was rich and him poor, He (saw) gave her 20 camels as her dowry, was not puffed up by the fact she was above him in terms of finances, or that she was so much older in age than him.

So insha'Allah more on this later....

Rabea