Women as a Barometer
The challenges today’s man faces with his feminine partner is most likely due to the feminine drive and desire to experience creative achievement. She wants to harness that creative, regenerative chaos, for there is beauty there—if it can be manifested. She needs a container in which she can actualize her creative potential. The masculine brings about that container, for his purpose is to provide the orderly and appropriate set of limitations for her creative beauty to be experienced—both by her and the world. Her challenges are often to get you to provide that space. The feminine serves as a barometer that reflects changes with you, especially regarding whether you are moving towards your potential.
This can be observed in your partner’s actions in relation to you. If you are moving towards your potential, you will experience a certain kind of love and appreciation with her. If you are moving away from your potential, you will experience a certain kind of challenge and tension with her. Neither of these experiences are a bad thing; in fact, they are gifts. The challenges and tension you experience with her when you are moving away from your potential simply mean that she has high standards and expectations for you, which means she believes in you. Your partner should challenge you and do so with absolute zeal. The key to your success in your relationship is to respond to such challenges with your most magnificent self. The key to her success in your relationship is to value herself enough to not settle for anything less than you giving her your most magnificent self.