Introduction.

Part I: Understanding the Reptile in Us.

1. The Dinosaur Legacy: Why We Fight Poorly.

2. Lizard Madness: Understanding Methods and Cycles in Stupid Fighting.

Part II: Five Steps to Ending Destructive Fights and Evolving Toward More Loving Relationships.

3. Step One: Assess Your Relationship.

4. Step Two: Learn to Communicate in a Nonreptilian Manner.

5. Step Three: Clarify Your Needs and Fears Together.

6. Step Four: Add Positives and Build Intimacy.

7. Step Five: Learn Nonreptilian Lovemaking.

Part III: Special Issues for Evolving Reptiles.

8. Once Bitten . . . : Surviving Betrayal.

9. Reptiles in Therapy: An Introduction to Couples Therapy.

10. Pure Divorce: If You Must, End and Leave Fully Human.

Afterword: A Few Words in Closing.

Notes.

Resources.

About the Author.

Index.