What is the purpose of your relationship?

Do you have one?

In this interview, Matthew Alexander Sloane speaks to a man (anonymously referred to as "Michael") who very intentionally got into a relationship for the purpose of personal development.

Right up front, he and his girlfriend made an agreement that they would get together for the purpose of learning and working on themselves.

Like many relationships, it's been an emotional roller coaster — but the benefits of their unique and conscious approach might surprise you.