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  Well it is common among painters to stop painting at a certain time to sit back and take a look at the progress they have made so far. This method could be useful in determining if there are any mistakes made along the way that could be managed or fixed thus increasing the chances of a acceptable and memorable piece.

In short, regarding relationships at times it may be very profitable and revealing to both parties and do as in the painters and take the time to step back from the whirlwind emotions and comfortability. They should take a pause just long enough to decide if this is what they really want in a relationship? Questions such as how would I react if what we are doing now ever slows down, speed up and possible gets out of control?

What if it stops? Are we building something, or are we free vendors?

  Sometimes the painter steps back from the constant monotonous brush strokes that can often result into complacency causing a cancerous mistake that painfully drives the painter to abort the entire project. A decision that could save costly time and useless effort instead of building on something that was damaged from the start, and ends ugly.