Everyone wants someone to love, but no one wants to love with all their heart and get nothing or very little back.

The perceived imbalance of love is how is starts.

It’s the cause of tremendous pain. And it teaches people that loving so much isn’t worth it.

So they back off, or completely stop giving love. And then what happens is their own hurt expands. This is how resentment and anger take over.

The source of our unhappiness is when the unconditional loving relationship becomes conditional.

Here’s how it happens:

• You love and accept me. It’s why I love you.
• Then you point out that thing I do.
• Then you misunderstand what I said.
• Then you create the slightest amount of distance.
• You become a little less affectionate.
• You find more things to point out about me that you don’t agree with or don’t like.
• Your voice changes when you talk to me.

Now my unconditional love for you just became conditional upon you giving me back the love you took away from me. And I can’t love you the same until you do.

So I begin to withhold a little bit here and there. I become more sensitive and more easily upset. Our love is unraveling and we may not even know it.

Now we need help because things will get much worse if we don’t.

Find a reason to give love to your partner even if your marriage is broken.

You’ll feel better. And maybe your partner will respond. If not, you can make a decision about how to live your life that is more supportive to sharing love.

People have had great success using the ideas in my book. 

When you’re ready for answers reach out and talk with me. 

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot

Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.  -Dr. Seuss