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that at least I tried. Thank Goodness, for your response that pleasantly surprised me.” He

smiled holding her hand tightly.

“Although hoping and waiting for you to initiate, I too was surprised at the suddenness of

your first approach and was unsure whether it was real, deliberate and how long it will last.

But wanted to play along as I was extremely unhappy at where we were.” “Lo and behold, it

not only lasted but kept getting better by the day!” She was looking fondly at Dan.

Instinctively, it was the most appropriate moment for a long passionate kiss. After regaining

their breath, they sat there looking at each other, smiling.

Dan gently picked the papers he had brought with him.

“Bet I had already decided to share this with you today. Chopras situation makes it even

more relevant.”

He shared Dan’s Triangle of Relationships and his theory of Control space, and why he

believed it to be the root cause of their drift. He also explained that the transformation in their

relationship has been caused by their move up to Empathy & Compassion space. Betsy

murmured, “this is fantastic and so true.”

Dan then shared The Expectations Conundrum. Betsy looked at it speechless.

“Bet, where do you think we were on the expectations spectrum few weeks back?”

“Somewhere between Demand and Apathy, closer to apathy I would think. Although we

both wanted to mend, we were unwilling to take the first step and the outward enthusiasm