Butasthemagicrecedesanddailylifetakesover,itemergesthatmencontinuetoexpectwomentothink
andreactlikemen,andwomenexpectmentofeelandbehavelikewomen.Withoutaclearawarenessof
ourdifferences,wedonottakethetimetounderstandandrespecteachother.Webecomedemanding,
resentful,judgmental,andintolerant.
With thebestandmostlovingintentions lovecontinuestodie. Somehow the problems creep in. The
resentmentsbuild.Communicationbreaksdown.Mistrustincreases.Rejectionandrepressionresult.The
magicofloveislost.
Weaskourselves:
Howdoesithappen?
Whydoesithappen?
Whydoesithappentous?
To answerthesequestions ourgreatest mindshavedeveloped brilliantand complex philosophicaland
psychologicalmodels.Yetstilltheoldpatternsreturn.Lovedies.Ithappenstoalmosteveryone.
Eachdaymillionsofindividualsaresearchingforapartnertoexperiencethatspeciallovingfeeling.Each
year,millionsofcouplesjointogetherinloveandthenpainfullyseparatebecausetheyhavelostthatloving
feeling.Fromthosewhoareabletosustainlovelongenoughtogetmarried,only 50 percentstaymarried.
Outofthosewhostaytogether, possibly another 50 percentarenotfulfilled.Theystaytogetheroutof
loyaltyandobligationorfromthefearofstartingover.
Veryfewpeople,indeed,areabletogrowinlove.Yet,itdoeshappen.Whenmenandwomenareableto
respectandaccepttheirdifferencesthenlovehasachancetoblossom.
Through understandingthe hidden differences ofthe opposite sex we canmoresuccessfully giveand
receivethelovethatisinourhearts.Byvalidatingandacceptingourdifferences,creativesolutionscanbe
discoveredwherebywecansucceedingettingwhatwewant.And,moreimportant,wecanlearnhowto
bestloveandsupportthepeoplewecareabout.
Loveismagical,anditcanlast,ifwerememberourdifferences.