The Relationship Handbook ( Divorce is not the answer ) : A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships - Anniversary Edition

Unlike most relationship counselors, Dr. Pransky doesn't recommend "working" on a relationship. In this book he challenges everything you thought you knew about how to be happy with your partner. Each chapter exposes a popular, but destructive, misconception about relationships and provides a new understanding that can give troubled couples the fresh start they need. THE POWER OF A CHANGE OF HEART 1 A FRESH START 2 COMPATIBILITY IS ONLY A THOUGHT AWAY 3 COMMUNICATION WHEN YOU NEED IT , IT WON’T WORK 4 MOODS THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE 5 EMOTIONS MASTER OR SERVANT ? 6 COMPASSION OR RESENTMENT ? THE CHOICE IS YOURS 7 DISSATISFACTION A MENTAL ILLNESS 8 EFFORTLESS , PERMANENT CHANGE POSSIBILITY OR PIPE DREAM ? 9 BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE 10 DON’T DEAL WITH PROBLEMS TRANSCEND THEM 11 THE SOURCE OF CONFLICT NO ONE WILL EVER SEE THE WORLD YOU SEE 12 EXIT EXCITEMENT , ENTER LOVE LEVELS OF RELATIONSHIPS 13 IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO GET A FRESH START 14 INTIMACY PLAIN AND SIMPLE 15 COMMITMENT SELF SACRIFICE OR SELF - SERVING ? 16 SUMMARY ADDENDUM 25 YEARS LATER By George and Linda Pransky PREFACE 1 INTRODUCTION WHERE IT ALL BEGAN 2 THE THREE PRINCIPLES THE CURE FOR RELATIONSHIP FAILURE 3 GETTING OVER YOURSELF WHY YOU NEED TO DO IT 4 PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN 5 GOOD LISTENING THE OVERLOOKED RELATIONSHIP SKILL 6 CAN YOU BE HAPPY WITH ANYONE ? 7 FINAL THOUGHTS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Proposes that the conflicts in most of today's marriages are illusions created by faulty perceptions, and a lack of understanding of normal human emotions. Shows how couples can easily use their differences in a positive, functional way to generate feelings of intimacy, compassion, and humor Clears up misconceptions about the characteristics of a healthy relationship, identifies causes of marital discord, and offers advice on developing a more realistic view of marriage Couples who go to marriage counseling often separate.