When she senses Max pulling away even if it comes from his needing to put more time into work, she becomes infuriated, rages at him for being disconnected, unavailable, and closed. It reminds her, unconsciously, of her father who was absent and unemotional and her unpredictable, suicidal mother.

Most of us would love to be able to relate with our intimate partner or close friends with deep compassion, understanding, temperate emotions, and the ability to maintain the flow of love in spite of disturbance, misunderstanding, conflict, or disconnection. But that...

Most of us would love to be able to relate with our intimate partner or close friends with deep compassion, understanding, temperate emotions, and the ability to maintain the flow of love in spite of disturbance, misunderstanding, conflict, or disconnection. But that...