Most of us would say that our primary relationships with our partners, our family, our friends, and, yes, with ourselves, are the most important things in our lives. Despite this honest belief, most of us would also admit that we do not make enough time to nurture those relationships in the busy chaos of daily life. There's just too much going on between full- and part-time work, raising children, chores, staying fit, and dealing with the everyday surprises that life throws at us.That's what this journal is for: breaking through the shell that forms over us, born of fatigue and full schedules, which often prevents us from carving out time for ourselves. In these pages, you will find thought-provoking exercises designed to pierce that protective shell, to reach your rich and lively emotions, and to re-kindle the fires that lie banked within your soul.The focus of this workbook is to: -Foster understanding between partners about emotional intimacy;-Develop trust between partners;-Create safe places for partners to feel accepted, to be themselves, and to be vulnerable;-Create ways for people to understand themselves emotionally; and-Create ways for partners to share themselves with each other in a deeper and more satisfying way.