Love has no agenda …

We all have “deal breakers,” but we don’t all talk about them — or even think about them!

Hey, if we acknowledge them, especially out loud, then we look foolish ignoring them. And sometimes that’s exactly what we prefer to do. It’s tough enough to strike a deal with somebody, right? You might not give much thought to what makes it, let alone what could break it.

But what if denying key elements of what we want is largely responsible for our trying to make something else work and missing out on our bliss?

When you disregard your deal breakers, you disrespect yourself (and somebody else). It feels better than sitting on the sidelines … but only until your relationship tumbles down, yanking all your hopes of happily-ever-after.

“It hurts, but I knew from the beginning there was something missing — I couldn’t see any passion in his eyes … I just had to gather the courage to accept that it couldn’t really work, I NEED passion,” says one client.

Whenever you find the courage to face the truth, be thankful. And communicate it.

“Everyone has ‘deal breakers,’ says Dr. Ava Cadell, founder of the Loveology University and creator of the Mutual Love Agreement, or MLA, “and the only problem with those deal breakers is when both people in a relationship are not aware of them.”… More

Let’s not be distracted by fear. There isn’t really anything to be afraid of.

Love is unthreatened. And that’s what we’re made of.… More

Shortly after Sam and I got married, at 48, I got pregnant. We were both thrilled. I thought God must want me to have a baby!

But at eight weeks, we lost the baby. Both the conception and the loss were sacred gifts and brought us closer together.

I didn’t know it then, but I’m sure God did–I had my hands full with Sam.… More

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If you haven’t done what you know you can do to improve your relationship, you don’t really know how good it can be.

We open a whole world of magic by simply doing what we can.… More