Each may begin to resent the fact that their soul is no longer being lifted up by the other. There is that next phase to love, the one beyond the honeymoon. There will be challenges and we will be required to do work. As the honeymoon ends, we shift out of the purely receptive phase of love. We enter the next phase, which asks us to actively show up in a new way.
Relationship is our greatest teacher.
It tells us what we need to learn next in life for our soul's growth. As in a spiritual tradition, in love we are called on to do soulwork, to expand our soul, heal our past wounds, and evolve as human beings. This will include learning new skills in how we communicate, behave, and process emotions. Love is that which brings up our lesson plan. This is an inescapable truth in relationship.