No More Fighting: The Relationship Book for Couples: 20 Minutes a Week to a Stronger Relationship

Build a stronger bond with your partner in only 20 minutes a week Get the guidance you need to tackle the fundamental issues that act as the triggers for conflict in your relationship. This title has everything you could want from relationship books, featuring straightforward anecdotes and simple exercises designed to help you work through 52 of the most common challenges faced by couples. This standout among relationship books for couples takes a sympathetic and understanding approach to navigating difficult relationship issues. Not only will you learn how to approach specific obstacles but you’ll also develop a communication toolbox that will help you maintain a happy and healthy relationship. Go beyond other relationship books with: 52 Relationship challenges —From communication to sex, each weekly chapter focuses on an individual concern faced by many couples. 20-minute exercises —Make it easy to work on your relationship no matter how busy you both are with short and simple exercises that help improve communication. Real case studies —Better understand these challenges with the help of case studies that demonstrate how they can present, how you can identify blind spots, and more. Whether it’s marriage or any other committed relationship, develop the tools you need to open up to each other and stop fights before they start. Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Introduction How to Use This Book Self-Care CHAPTER 1: The Oxygen Mask CHAPTER 2: Saying No STEPPING STONE: Self-Care Communication CHAPTER 3: Feeling Your Feelings CHAPTER 4: The Stories We Tell Ourselves CHAPTER 5: Listening STEPPING STONE: Communication Stoppers Your Partner’s World CHAPTER 6: Validation CHAPTER 7: Empathy STEPPING STONE: The Imago Dialogue Intimacy Issues CHAPTER 8: Intimacy Tolerance CHAPTER 9: Vulnerability STEPPING STONE: Intimacy Comfort Levels Taking Responsibility CHAPTER 10: You Should Know What I Need CHAPTER 11: Psychological Ownership CHAPTER 12: Projection STEPPING STONE: Vent Boxes Love Rituals CHAPTER 13: Check-Ins CHAPTER 14: Takeoffs and Reentries CHAPTER 15: Appreciations and Gratitude STEPPING STONE: Tandem Emotional Mountain Climbing Self-Esteem CHAPTER 16: Inferiority and Superiority CHAPTER 17: Reparenting Your Own Inner Orphan STEPPING STONE: The Huddle Life Philosophy CHAPTER 18: Different Values CHAPTER 19: Scarcity and Abundance STEPPING STONE: Infinite Universes Social Styles CHAPTER 20: Extrovert, Introvert, or Ambivert CHAPTER 21: Relationships with Friends STEPPING STONE: What You Need to Receive, I Need to Give Attachment Issues CHAPTER 22: Excessive Dependence CHAPTER 23: Counterdependency CHAPTER 24: Unconditional Love STEPPING STONE: Messengers in Disguise Power and Control CHAPTER 25: Gender Roles and Relationship Roles CHAPTER 26: Shared Decision-Making STEPPING STONE: Compare and Despair Ruptures CHAPTER 27: The Damage of Disrespect CHAPTER 28: Expressing Anger CHAPTER 29: Understanding Your Triggers STEPPING STONE: What to Do Mid-Fight The Art of Repair CHAPTER 30: Being Right or Being in Relationship CHAPTER 31: Remorse and Forgiveness STEPPING STONE: Sensation Is Information Money Matters CHAPTER 32: The Meaning of Money CHAPTER 33: My Money, Your Money, Our Money STEPPING STONE: Time Management Coping with Stress CHAPTER 34: Different Kinds of Stress CHAPTER 35: Fight, Flight, or Freeze STEPPING STONE: From Distress to Eustress Parenting CHAPTER 36: Parenting Styles CHAPTER 37: Blended Family CHAPTER 38: In-Laws STEPPING STONE: Move It Love Languages CHAPTER 39: Identifying Your Love Language CHAPTER 40: Speaking Your Partner’s Love Language CHAPTER 41: To-Do Love Lists STEPPING STONE: It’s Already Happening Sexuality CHAPTER 42: Desire Discrepancy CHAPTER 43: Understanding Sexual Shame CHAPTER 44: Erotic Blueprints STEPPING STONE: What’s in a Word? Relationship Wreckers CHAPTER 45: Addictions CHAPTER 46: Dishonesty CHAPTER 47: Wanting What We Don’t Have STEPPING STONE: Radical Honesty Shares Monogamy and Beyond CHAPTER 48: Affairs CHAPTER 49: Resilient Monogamy CHAPTER 50: Polyamory STEPPING STONE: Being “All-In” General Inspiration CHAPTER 51: Loving Imperfectly CHAPTER 52: Celebrating Life Together STEPPING STONE: Sustainable Love Resources and References Acknowledgments About the Author All couples fight―but a little guidance goes a long way to tackling the issues that trigger fights in the first place. No More Fighting offers couples fast and effective strategies to overcome common relationship problems and build lasting love together. In just 20 minutes per week, couples will learn how to effectively speak and listen to each other as they confront critical relationship issues. From reconciling different values to navigating intimacy issues and everything in between, No More Fighting gives you the skills you need to fight less and love each other more