As I observe thousands upon thousands of relationships fall apart, I started to wonder what the cause was. Could it be something as simple as that some men and women just don't understand each other? Questions like: Do they trust each other? Do they respect each other? Do they tell each other what is on their mind in a nice, calm voice? Do they even make sure that the other person really understands what they are saying? Do they make sure that their actions reflect what they are saying? There are thousands of question that flooded through my mind. I just can't understand why two mature, adult people could not figure out how to make a relationship work. %ithout trust and respect, you can't even pretend to be in a real rela&onship. %ith each step that you take in becoming a real couple, make sure that you are there for each other. Don't always have some e'cuse or emergency that would prevent you from being there.