The true purpose of any healthy relationship is to become more of Who You Really Are. Through providing a reflection of different aspects of your Self, your mate serves to facilitate your process of developing yourself to a greater degree. Sometimes, your coming together serves as a reminder of Who You Are – sometimes it becomes your Wake Up Call!

In all cases, you strive to complete yourself through your being dynamically and romantically involved with another. Essentially, you are being provided with the opportunity to “find your Self” as you grow in love with your partner.

Why then are so many women doing the opposite, and rather than becoming, they’re actually losing themselves in their unions with men? Why would any woman feel that her total self-denial would lead to her greatest happiness?

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We all want to receive support of some kind – whether spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, or financial. Usually we expect that support to come from our loved ones, although there are times when we would like it from the world at large. And in our moments of struggle, we demand it from the Universe.

But exactly what is this support that we all crave, and what form should it take in our relationships? Are women and men supposed to give the same kind of support to each other? Or are there differences?

What is the right kind of support? What is a healthy amount that sustains you and still enables you to be independent in the important ways?

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In a previous article, I stressed the importance of creating Emotional Independence in your relationship in order to keep it healthy and to assure that each of you has the freedom to take charge of your own emotional well-being. While this first key can be your foundation for attaining a state of happiness in your relationship, there are two other keys to be considered that will further contribute to having a successful connection with your partner.

The second key to capturing a healthy relationship is Being True to Your Self. This means that you get in touch with your genuine feelings and you don’t deny them. You operate in alignment with your True Self – not the conditioned person you may appear to be, but the authentic You.

Of course, in order to do this, you must do some soul-searching, and some shedding of layers that no longer serve you or your Higher Truth. Instead of coming from a place where your beliefs were honed into you, find your essence and your authentic beliefs.

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