Three Essential Questions - An Excerpt from Love Cycles by Linda Carroll

Most of us live with two competing urges — to merge and to feel independent. If we can strike a balance between them, however, we can reconcile these urges: we can connect deeply with our partner and still feel whole, even when we’re alone. The more we feel a solid sense of self, the more we can accept our partner’s differences. We no longer ask in frustration, “Why aren’t you me?” At a deep level, we truly get that our partner is a separate ...

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