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Very honestly, I'm sad that we're past the days when you would discover that together, over time, in love and simplicity. It seems much more beautiful to me than "practicing by yourself" in advance. There's a sadness to it, and maybe a deep lack of trust that someone will love you enough to want to learn with you in a committed relationship, don't you think?

I really don't! In order to master a skill, whether be it yoga, instruments or what not - in order to play together you gotta be good yourself. And that means, learn (alone, together, with a coach) - it is all part of it.

The level of trust has nothing to do with it - in a commited relationship this should not be a problem - otherwise both partners have to question how commited they really are ;)