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I recently gave a public lecture to a large group of people, and as I was autographing books at the end of the evening, a young woman approached me with tears in her eyes. ‘I am so inspired by everything you said,’ she began. ‘I attended the seminar you and your boyfriend gave last month as well, and I just hope one day I am lucky enough to have a relationship as good as yours.’

There was a line of about fifty people waiting to speak with me, and normally I would have thanked this woman and gone on to talk to the next person. But something made me stop and take her hands. ‘I want you to know something,’ I said, looking into her eyes. ‘I do feel very blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life. But luck had nothing to do with it. I’ve made so many unhealthy love choices in my past. I’ve found men and tried to change them into who I wanted them to be. I’ve had partners I was totally incompatible with, and told myself it didn’t matter. I’ve loved men for all the wrong reasons. It’s not luck that is making this relationship work—I finally chose the right person, and together we’ve worked very hard to create the kind of closeness and harmony we have. And you can have the same thing in your life!’

Perhaps you, too, have felt unlucky in love, and have lost the hope of having the kind of relationship you dream of. Or perhaps you do have someone special in your life but want to feel closer and more loving and aren’t quite sure how. I’m happy that you’ve found this book and have chosen to read it. I know it will help you find the power and wisdom that wait within you to guide your heart toward love that is healthy, joyous, and real.