What happens to a marriage that lasts for 20 to 30 years, where there has been no infidelity and ends in divorce? Did the partners not find the Right One? Is the cause lack of communication, fighting, or could their be another love that is interfering? Where should our priorities lie when we are married?

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What do you do when you’re in a relationship and you find out your partner is cheating or cheated? And what do you do when that same relationship is a long distance one? And what do you do if you’re really in love? For some, the answer is an easy one: I really love them, so I’ll forgive and move on. For others the answer is equally clear if different: GET OUT! For yet others, they love and wish to continue loving, but they also feel betrayed…

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Money. Now there’s a real love/hate relationship for many of us: It’s value is fictional, yet our lives depend on it. Money is a tool, yet instead of us using the tool, the tool uses us. Our lives revolve around having it or getting it. And because these pieces of paper are linked to our survival in this world, it becomes more important than our REAL needs.

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Each of us needs to be needed: A human being without this need fulfilled feels useless. All of us are necessary or the Universe wouldn’t have put us here. It’s just the way things work - no redundancies: Everyone is necessary. But how do we determine when and where we’re really needed?

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Due to circumstances beyond our control, Dawne and I have been unable to enjoy our accustomed level of intimacy for the last several weeks. This kind of thing is normal in any relationship, but if mishandled, can put a considerable strain on a couple. Fortunately, we have developed some effective strategies for handling these periods in our lives, without going for each others throats.

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Giving deeply of ourselves is the best way to ensure that our deepest needs are met. When you can give freely of yourself, without thought of gain, you will find yourself receiving more than you could ever imagine.

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The first step in translating your fantasy into reality is to identify the underlying need. This may not always be straight forward, as this article will show, but can be done if you know how.

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At first blush, it would seem that choosing between a fantasy and reality is a nonsensical exercise in futility. While fantasies are fun diversions, reality is the only way we can ever hope to live a meaningful life. Yet how often do we insist on basing our relationship expectations on criteria drawn from our fantasies?

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