What Is The True Reason Relationships Fail?

By Julie Orlov. Posted on Mar 5th 2012.

The real reason relationships fail is due to differences in the desire & ability to create intimacy.

The choice is yours. You need to decide for yourself what level of intimacy you want in your relationship. You need to choose your own path. Your partner will need to choose his or her own path as well. But buyers beware. If the discrepancy between these two paths is too great, your relationship may be at risk.

Intimacy is at the heart of phase three of your developing relationship. If you want help in determining how much intimacy is present in your relationship, take the relationship assessment quiz at www.julieorlov.com. If you already know but want to know what to do about it, contact our office to schedule your personal coaching call today at 1-888-99PATHS or 310-379-5855.

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Julie

Julie Orlov, psychotherapist, speaker, and author of The Pathway to Love: Create Intimacy and Transform Your Relationships through Self-Discovery

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