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Passionate
Marriage : Love, Sex, and Intimacy in Emotionally Committed Relationships.
David Schnarch, PhD.
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Written by a well-respected researcher in relationships and sexuality,
this very practical, sometimes erotic book will help couples who want to
improve their sexual relationship and are not afraid to remove blocks to
intimacy. The book makes it very clear that one cannot happen without the
other, and that the journey a couples makes in doing this is challenging and
fascinating.
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The
Good Marriage: How and Why Love Lasts. Judith Wallerstein and Sandra
Blakeslee. |
| The primary author has studied divorcing families for over 20 years, and
now turns her attention to what helps form good marriages, marriages that last
over time. The authors look at the natural stages a marriage goes through, and
the psychological tasks that spouses must undertake in order to succeed in
marriage. |
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The
Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. John Gottman, Ph.D. and Nan
Silver
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Well-researched and down to earth, with many practical tips for helping
couples solve the problems they can, and live with the ones they cannot solve.
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The
Couple's Journey: Intimacy as a Path to Wholeness. Susan Campbell, Ph.D.
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Another look at how the emotional work done between partners in
relationships leads to deeper growth as individuals. Dr. Campbell outlines five
stages of developing intimacy, and offers self-help exercises for couples at
each stage.
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How
to Survive the Loss of a Love, Melba Colgrove PhD, Harold H. Bloomfield MD,
and Peter McWilliams
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A helpful book which provides tools and perspective when faced with a
loss.
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Communication
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The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate.
Gary Chapman |
| What makes you feel loved? What makes your spouse feel loved?
Chapman says that there are five primary ways that we experience love: quality
time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch.
The book discusses how to identify your style, and your partner's.
Chapman has several other titles, including one each for parents of children
and teenagers. |
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Mars
and Venus Together Forever: Relationship Skills for Lasting Love. John
Gray, Ph.D. |
| Just two of what is now a multitude of books regarding communication in
relationships! Still, they contain some useful concepts about how men and women
really are different, and how our different assumptions and expectations can
really muddle up our communication. If communicating with your spouse seems
like speaking a foreign language sometimes, then these books can help you learn
to translate and become fluent! |
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You
Just Don't Understand. Deborah Tannen, Ph.D.
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Again, communication differences in style between men and women, this
time addressed in a more scholarly, academic style.
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Divorce
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How
to Survive the Loss of a Love, Melba Colgrove PhD, Harold H. Bloomfield MD,
and Peter McWilliams
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A helpful book which provides tools and perspective when faced with a
loss.
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