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b'Mark Groves has a specialized interest in the area of Human Connection. \\nHe\\u2019s an author, speaker and sales consultant. He\\u2019s in love with science, psychology, and uncovering the mysteries of what makes great relationships work. \\nSpeaking of that, he\\u2019s certain there are no \\u201csecrets\\u201d when it comes to great relationships. Rather, he believes that all relationships are by design and we are all the architects of what we want.\\nMark has a Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology and has written for Plenty of Fish, Thought Catalog, The Good Men Project and is the Relationship Columnist for 24 Hours Newspaper. \\nWhen he\\u2019s not working with clients you\\u2019ll find him traveling the globe, playing in the mountains and ocean, or pretty much anything that gets his heart beating in the paradise that is Vancouver, BC.\\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\\nHe loved her, of course, but better than that he chose her.\\xa0 Day after day, choice that was the thing.\\nPartnership is ultimately about choice.\\xa0\\nRemember that with everything you speak you are responsible for what\\u2019s about to happen.\\nWhen You Tripped Up \\nMark got engaged when he was 27 after dating his girlfriend for 5 years.\\xa0\\nThey were moving into a new house and got engaged that day.\\xa0 And he recalls standing in the kitchen looking at her and thinking \\u201cI think I should be more excited than this.\\u201d\\nMark had been resistant to taking their relationship to the next level of commitment and getting engaged.\\xa0 In that moment he woke up that this wasn\\u2019t where he was supposed to be.\\nHe had heard so many things saying that men a just afraid of commitment and he had bought into it.\\nWhen they broke up 3 months later and looked at how he had arrived at this moment where he was so disconnected with himself and his emotions.\\xa0 And to have taken another person down this path with him.\\nHe asked himself how do I never get to this space again.\\nMark made a rule for himself in that moment that he would have every conversation that he didn\\u2019t want to have because those are the ones that matter.\\nProudest moment in partnership \\nThis may sound counter intuitive because Mark ended up breaking up with this girl, but it is still a proud moment and you\\u2019ll see why.\\nHe was having a conversation with the woman he was dating and they were talking about whether they were going to stay together.\\xa0 And he felt his worth being threatened and rejected.\\xa0\\nIn that moment, Mark decided to stay and communicated how he was feeling.\\xa0 They talked about everything and he acknowledged a feeling he was having and communicated it.\\nThat relationship ended peacefully.\\xa0 \\xa0\\nMark is proud of this success because he considers success growing and expanding himself.\\nThe dissolution of this relationship put him on the path he was supposed to be on.\\nCurrent Partnership that Has You Excited\\nMark is in a partnership with a woman who is everything he writes about and teaches.\\xa0 It is challenging but also beautiful.\\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?\\nMark\\u2019s father once said to him, \\u201cA relationship is a separate organism.\\xa0 It involves two people who are whole in and of themselves.\\xa0 And they contribute to something that is separate and grows on it\\u2019s own.\\u201d\\nThis reminds Mark that his relationship has it\\u2019s own dreams, goals and beliefs just like the people who make up the relationship do. \\nBest Partnership Book or Resource\\n\\n<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1585429139/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1585429139&linkCode=as2&tag=speakofpartn-20&linkId=ec0d0ae437af79b0ff986...'