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My partner and I have cycled through this issue a few times, but have never totally resolved an issue of our relationship being compared to what was in mind prior to dating and becoming exclusive. She exhibits all the loving behavior you'd expect from a great partner. We resolve our differences through fair and constructive discussion, but this one is a bit tricky: She has concerns that the love that she feels after 18 months of being together is not what she thought it would feel like at this time. Seems like she'll start feeling negative, have concerns, then we make adjustments and recommit. She never had a quality romantic relationship lasting more than 6 months in her 30+ years, and therefore has not experience in longer relationships. The advice on stages of romance don't specifically address this. John Lennon wrote that life is what happens to you while you're making other plans. Based on eHarmony articles, we already have most of the qualities in our relationship to move on to getting engaged, needing to be more open book, and not ready to elope yet. How can we best end this cycle which is the biggest specific issue we have to deal with.
 
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