A great love, a child together, a dance school... and a possible separation that threatens everything. Susanne and Rafael are going through the most difficult time of their lives: fifty-fifty that their relationship will survive the next year - she says. He gives them sixty percent. It's not just their love that's at stake, but their entire existence. Susanne and Rafael have been a couple for thirteen years, their daughter Paula is almost the same age. Their relationship began as a hot affair, but now their love life has cooled off. The two run a tango school and are successful dancers. As a couple they hardly spend any time together anymore. An evening together? Hasn't happened for months. Dancing always comes first. Everyday life eats away at their love and escalates the couple's conflicts: she is the 120 percent woman who gives her all at work. He is more relaxed and wants to let things slide sometimes. Despite all their differences, they never thought they would fight over socks lying around. Both want to save the relationship - but not at any price. He doesn't want to let her change him, doesn't want her to deviate from her expectations. Couples therapy seems to be their last chance. But they fail at their first homework assignment, a walk together: the child was sick and work couldn't be postponed. In addition to everyday life, which suffocates their love, it becomes increasingly clear over the course of the conversations: what is missing above all is passion. What happens to love when desire wanes and sexuality slowly fades away? The film follows Susanne and Rafael for a year as they fight for their love. With brutal honesty, they give the authors an insight into their partnership, allowing the camera to show moments of great vulnerability. In the end, the shocks are more profound than either of them ever thought possible. The observation of a couple's relationship at a crossroads: radically honest and exciting until the last minute. Will Susanne and Rafael find out what went wrong? Can the two break their entrenched patterns? Or will they end up going their separate ways? ???? If you liked this video, give us a like! ______ ???? A film for people up close and personal by Jana Matthes and Andrea Schramm. This film was produced in 2017. All statements and facts correspond to the status at the time and have not been updated since then. ______ ???? More documentaries in the ARD Mediathek: http://www.wdr.de/k/doku_mediathek Other documentaries on the topic: ???? Separation after 37 years - • Separation after 37 years WDR documentary ???? Three couples fight for their love Lovequake 1 - • Three couples fight for their love Li... ???? Last resort: couples therapy Lovequake 2 - • Last resort: couples therapy Loveb... ???? Couples under the stress test Lovequake 3 - • Couples under the stress test Lovequake W... ???? Relationship in crisis - couples with a disabled child - • Relationship in crisis - couples with a... ???? The first great love - will it last? - • The first great love - will it last?... ______ #Love #Relationship #WDRDoku #Sex #Passion