I was working with a client recently talking about relationships. Of course a relationship involves two people getting together, falling in love, having wonderful times, having amazing sex and having a great friendship. There is another aspect to relationships, though, about which I want to talk. It is a different way of looking at relationships. A relationship is really just a series of misunderstandings. Think about it.

So you’ve started this great relationship and everything is going really well. You’re having so much fun. She’s the one for you, and you are the one for her. Then you get in your first fight. You start brawling. You start screaming and yelling. All of a sudden, you get into a pattern wherein you start arguing with this person on a regular basis. You think to yourself…

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Do you know what one of my favorite things is to do? It’s when you’re in a relationship and you stay up late at night into the wee hours talking. You guys thought I was going to say something else, right?

Anyone who has read me knows that there is something I say over and over again (because it is so important!): To be able to truly love yourself and to truly be able to love someone else, you must drop the ego. This is absolutely essential to finding an amazing relationship, but it’s equally critical to maintaining and continually improving a relationship once you’re already in it.