ABSTRACT
It must have been about 15 years ago that I went to a marriage seminar and the speaker talked about trees. His contention was that a healthy marriage consisted of two strong trees that stood up sturdy and tall and touched one another. One tree was not on top of the other. These were two freestanding trees that touched, meaning that two people are entities in their own right and they come together to create an even better whole. They do not need each other nor do they depend upon one another; they value each other and join their energies in a synergistic manner. Unfortunately, this is the ideal, rarely occurring in real life.
