The Key to Great Love: Are You Doing This?

By Mika Maddela. Posted on Nov 29th 2012.

Is your lack of emotional availability ruining your relationship?

It's easy to blame your problems on someone else but relationships are ALWAYS a two-way street.

If your man is emotionally unavailable, consider the fact that your actions or behaviors are contributing to why your relationship is falling apart in the first place. Are you (or perhaps in a relationship) with an emotionally unavailable woman?

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Instead of focusing on the symptoms of why you're relationship isn't working (like trying to improve your sex life), focus on your mindset and internal relationship with yourself.

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The root of loving and thriving relationships begins within each person because how they see themselves, other people and the world will project out in their relationship.

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Mika Maddela is a recovering chocolateholic and a relationship coach on the Path to Passion, her personal blog that helps people improve their relationships by focusing on the obstacles that prevent them from getting the love they want in their life.

"The root of a successful relationship begins with you. Self-love and awareness is the core foundation of a loving and thriving relationship"

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