“What’s your holistic message on relationships now and how does that differ from, say, 20 years ago?” Phil and Maude Mayes Maude : Our core message is that it is possible to have joyful, passionate, conflict free relationships. Twenty years ago this was a fantasy I had of relationships. Today it is a reality I live. Phil : The number one message is to let the other person be who they are. Don’t try to adjust or control them in any way. It never works in the long run; it leads to conflicts, it leaves the other person feeling unheard, unappreciated and under attack. In contrast , fully accepting the other person offers a space for them to grow, breathe, live and explore. Twenty years ago I could not have verbalized that, though to what extent I practiced it is hard to say. I know that in former relationships, I spent much energy defending and meeting my own needs. “What would you tell a young man about relationships?” Phil : I’ll start this by te...