Things were quite peaceful in the Garden of Eden, until....

Adam looked at all the animals that he was to rule over and saw that each one had partner. There were a male and female of each kind, yet, he did not have a mate. This made him sad, therefore, God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep so that he could take a rib from Adam's side. Eve was created to be Adam's companion and things went downhill from there.

Maybe having everything at her fingertips was not enough or having the perfect specimen of a husband was getting old. Eve wanted more and the serpent knew it. Tempting her with the hope of wisdom came easily and Eve only needed to bat her eyes at Adam to get him to also eat the forbidden fruit.

The relationship between Adam and Eve was the first relationship between a man and woman and every relationship has suffered the same hardships since the fall of man. Eve's child-bearing years were now full of pain, which clearly explains why a woman's libido is often less than a man's sexual drive. Pushing out melon size bambinos is enough to cause any woman to rethink the process of what caused these munchkins to be born in the first place.

After being banished from the Garden, Adam had to work the field, provide for, and protect his family causing less time for the two of them to focus on each other. To this day, once the initial romance fades, couples have to return to the real world where work, family, and other responsibilities take precedence.

The secret to a successful relationship lies in the Garden of Eden, a place that we are forbidden to enter. Until those gates of paradise are opened and the cherubim moves aside, all we can do is love our mates with all of our hearts, all of our minds, and all of our souls...and stay away from any apples.

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