Be spacious. Open to listen and feel the other without prejudice.

Give the benefit of the doubt; assume that your beloved's intentions are life-enhancing and positive.

It is through our deepest intimate relationships that we can gain some of our soul's most powerful spiritual advancements.

We all experience pain and suffering, but it is not the quintessential nature of life. Just because the earth turns away from the sun and night occurs doesn't mean that the sun isn't always shining. It might be hard to see sometimes, but goodness and divine beauty can always be found if you adjust your vision just right.

Friends range from acquaintances all the way to our best friends and beloveds. A tremendously powerful energetic love can be created from close friends who are highly aligned.

The two partners in a relationship also need to have some similar interests in addition to a similar life view.

Be trustworthy. Steadiness and integrity lead to energetic opening in the other as the blocks in relating dissolve away with deepening trust over time.