George and Mia have been together for seven years. When they got together, Mia says, her partner was very attentive, but now there is far less intimacy.
She often feels sad and alone. While Mia feels that George does not talk to her or share his life with her, he feels that they are now always fighting and that she makes a drama out of things.
The relationship has disintegrated to the point where they are considering separating.
Unconditional love is often an illusion, but it is something all couples should aim for. Often things fall apart when each partner assumes that the other should think and feel the same way they do. They have to understand one another's differences.
When George gets home from work he wants to relax, watch the television and not have to think about things. Mia wants to connect and talk about her day.
When she tries to engage him he shrugs her off. "I feel like Mia is interrogating me, what have I done, who did I see, did I remember the car registration," he says.