It may not even be work or school or stress that causes us to let our connections go numb - often times it's anxiety or jealousy or fear. Often times we become so consumed with those things that we don't actually allow ourselves to really enjoy the people in our life...So even when we have what we think we want, we don't really get it - because we're so wrapped up in the complications of our love that the love itself is superceded. more »