In a partnership, the needs of "I" and "You" compete, and the longing for fusion in love remains unfulfilled. Due to the obligations imposed by work, all other inclinations and interests are neglected. Tensions of this kind, which people experience repeatedly and perhaps increasingly, often appear like a no man's land, where one moves aimlessly and without hope of a solution. Eugen Drewermann and Michael Albus describe numerous such contradictions in thinking, feeling, and acting, and demonstrate what alternatives exist for the soul to find a home again.