Not everyone is as good a friend as you, and you need to understand that. The art of friendship is hard for some to master, so be patient with people who don’t always know how to act. If someone flakes out on you, forgets an important date, or puts their needs ahead of yours, cut them some slack. You should still take the opportunity to set them straight and educate them about how to be a better relationship partner, but you also need to give them time to learn.

All this love and romance stuff can be baffling, and the more you try to figure it out, the more perplexing it seems. Give your heart and your mind a break. Clarity, along with some answers, will come in time.

If your partner starts issuing new rules or directives, you’re going to rankle. That’s not to say that you should rise up in rebellion, though. Just try to offer a compromise.

You haven’t had an easy row to hoe lately, but at least you haven’t been singled out in that way. Just keep doing what you’ve been doing. It may take a while to see the results but your crop is steadily growing.