Drawing on his experience with hundreds of couples, the author of the bestselling "I Don't Want to Talk About It" explains how both men and women can escape the roles tradition has assigned them and develop the skills that lead to intimacy--learning how to hold the relationship in regard and how to speak, listen, negotiate, and stay on course.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
INTRODUCTION
Love on the Ropes: Men and Women in Crisis
Echo Speaks: Empowering the Woman
Bringing Men in from the Cold
Psychological Patriarchy: The Dance of Contempt
The Third Ring: A Conspiracy of Silence
The Unspeakable Pain of Collusion
Narcissus Resigns: An Unconventional Therapy
Small Murders: How We Lose Passion
A New Model of Love
Recovering Real Passion
Love?s Assassins: Control, Revenge, and Resignation
Intimacy as a Daily Practice
Relational Esteem
Learning to Speak Relationally
Learning to Listen: Scanning for the Positive
Staying the Course: Negotiation and Integrity
What It Takes to Love
ENDNOTES
INDEX