If you are in a relationship, early years of your marriage, or single... If you have ever wondered how to be in a relationship without losing yourself... If you have ever wondered about choosing the right partner If you have struggled to be open and honest in relationships...   This episode is for you!   Today on The Proposal Podcast, Ash Fox is joined by Gay Hendricks and Katie Hendricks the authors of Conscious Loving and many other bestselling books. Katie and Gay share their insights and wisdom from learned experience on how to have a loving, enduring relationship that can span 4 decades! We discuss: - Why Ash is single! - Gay’s big breakthrough at 34 years old - The 3 things that messed up Gay’s prior relationships - Why we can choose the wrong people and how to choose the right ones - The fascinating way Gay and Katie met - Gay’s pitch to Katie on starting a relationship with him - Love-bombing and Love at first Aura - Partnership with another creative person - Situation-ships and unsatisfying Entanglements - Why does mystery and withholding feel sexy? - What is a CONSCIOUS RELATIONSHIP? - How to keep the passion alive over time - “The Only Problem you Need to Solve” - How Gay Proposed!   Episode Resources   To learn more about Gay and Katie’s work check out   https://hendricks.com   Follow Katie Hendricks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiethendricks/   Follow Gay Hendricks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hendricks.gay/   Order the Book!   “Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment A Way to be fully together without giving up Yourself“   https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Loving-Co-Commitment-Gay- Hendricks/dp/0553354116/ref=sr_1_1? crid=1OSM7ZAQVP0BN&keywords=conscious+loving+gay+hendricks&qid =1662955522&sprefix=conscious+loving%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1   Also for more on “The Upper Limit Problem”   Order “The Big Leap”   https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden- Level/dp/0061735361/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0? _encoding=UTF8&qid=1662955715&sr=8-1   More on ASH FOX   Ash Fox is a marriage proposal advisor, consultant, planner and a photographer who has helped over 2000 couples from all over the world with their engagements.   ASH FOX PROPOSALS, AFP is Ash Fox’s marriage proposal business.   http://ashfoxproposals.com   Follow Ash Fox on Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/ashfoxproposals/