Growing up in the Bronx, Dave only saw his parents at dinner. His father facilitated what his mother wanted: Dad was "play” and Mom was "work". Stefanie grew up in Yonkers with a father who hardly spoke. She describes her father's emotional absence as neglectful to her mother and to herself.
They both knew that attentive love was out there and when they met over 20 years ago, magic happened. Dave recalls their chemistry as "amazing". "He had a little crush on me," Stefanie remembers, "and I liked that." They finally found the fun and attention they had been craving for what seemed like forever.
Twenty years of marriage later, Stefanie was pretty sure that her marriage was over. Her husband seemed resigned to agree. For one last try, she and Dave walked into their first Imago workshop, on the brink of divorce. What happened to that mutual affection and loving attitude? How did Dave stop "fighting, talking, everything"? And what enabled Stefanie to say she had been unhappy for the last ten years?
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