The best way to approach a problem today is education. Teach yourself by researching every aspect of the forces and people around you. When you know what motivates them, you’ll know how to motivate them, and the power will be in your hands. Interestingly enough, the reverse is also true. The more they know about your motivations, the more they can influence you. You get to decide whether or not you want to keep the playing field level, so be as open as you want.

Maintaining solid romantic relationships is really all about past conditioning. If you grew up with good role models, chances are you’ll know what to do innately. But if you didn’t, find a mentor and start asking questions. You’d do it in business, why not do it when it comes to love?

The best way for the two of you to spend time together now involves something different. Think exotic food that you can feed each other or drinks with tiny umbrellas in them. Put your heads together and you’ll come up with something!

The last few months have made for some out of the ordinary alliances. Now that things are finally feeling stable, it will be interesting to see which ones survive. It could be time to scrape off a few barnacles of your own.