Introduction 1

Part One: Understanding the Risks on the Road to Lasting Love.

1. Five Keys for a Great Relationship: PREP in a Nutshell.

2. Destructive Patterns: Signs of Danger Ahead.

3. Changing Roles, Changing Rules: Men and Women in Conflict.

Part Two: Teaming Up to Handle Conflict.

4. When What You Heard Isn’t What I Said: Understanding Filters in Communication.

5. Talking Safely Without Fighting: The Speaker Listener Technique.

6. Controlling the Home Fires: Handling Issues and Events Well.

7. New Perspectives on Problems and Problem Solving.

8. Keeping Confl ict Under Control: Ground Rules for a Great Relationship.

Part Three: Enjoying Each Other.

9. Safe Harbor: Preserving and Protecting Friendship.

10. Being There: Supporting One Another in Life.

11. Playing Together: How to Succeed in Fun Without Really Trying.

12. Sense and Sensuality: Enhancing and Protecting Your Sex Life.

13. Sacred Places: Core Beliefs and Spiritual Intimacy.

Part Four: Staying the Course.

14. Why You Can't Always Get What You Want: Unraveling the Mysteries of Expectations.

15. Forgiveness: Restoring Hope.

16. Sticking, Stuck, or Stopped: On the Path to Commitment.

17. Moving Forward.

Getting More Help.

Resources and Training.

References.

About the Authors.

Index.