Download or read book What Makes Love Last written by John Gottman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the foremost relationship experts at work today offers creative insight on building trust and avoiding betrayal, helping readers to decode the mysteries of healthy love and relationships"--

Download or read book Will Our Love Last written by Sam R. Hamburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-03-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Am I with the right person? Will our love last? Men and women in love are haunted by these questions. Love -- especially why it blossoms in relationships and why it later dies -- is a mystery to them. Will Our Love Last? A Couple's Road Map solves this mystery by giving readers a new understanding of love -- an understanding they can actually use to evaluate the soundness of their relationships and to answer confidently the crucial questions that mystified them before. Based on hundreds of cases in his twenty-four years as a marital therapist and twenty-nine years in his own happy marriage, Sam R. Hamburg, Ph.D., explains how compatibility is the key to lasting love. He shows how compatibility on three major dimensions -- the Practical Dimension, the Sexual Dimension, and the Wavelength Dimension -- is essential to the mutual understanding and affirmation that keep love alive, and he leads readers through a simple but systematic procedure for assessing their compatibility with a romantic partner in these crucial relationship areas. Dr. Hamburg introduces a new technique, The Hand Rotation Exercise, to help readers express their degree of compatibility and then convey that visually to their partner. In addition, he presents two new original techniques for working through relationship conflicts and coming to agreement on difficult issues: His Way/Her Way and The Long Conversation. Written in a clear, direct style that is free of jargon, Will Our Love Last? empowers readers to make important relationship decisions that are intellectually and emotionally informed. Will Our Love Last? will help couples trying to decide if they should take the next step to a more committed relationship. It will aid individuals embarking on a new relationship, or who are between relationships, to evaluate the rightness of a new or prospective partner. And it will assist people who are already in committed relationships to make an honest assessment of their prospects for happiness with their current partner. People have it in their power to make sure that they truly are with the right person. Will Our Love Last? shows the way.

Download or read book Making Love Last Forever written by Gary Smalley and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 1997-08-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years Gary Smalley has helped millions of couples throughout North America enrich their relationships and deepen their bonds of love and companionship. In this extraordinary book, he shows you how to stay in love through all the stages of life. From first attraction to lifelong commitment, Gary's proven techniques and practical advice show you how to pursue and keep the love you want, and how to energize your relationship with enduring, passion-filled love. In this book you'll learn how to: Understand and use love's best-kept secret Deal with the number one enemy of love Turn headaches into more love Increase your energy to keep loving Find the power to keep on loving your spouse Use normal conflicts as doorways to intimacy Read a woman's built-in marriage manual twelve ways Divorce-proof your marriage Develop the five vital signs of a healthy marriage Respond to your partner's number one request Find the powerful secret to great love Bring out the best in your maddening mate With humor, empathy, and insight, Gary Smalley inspires you to fall in love with life and enjoy the deep satisfaction of a lifelong love. Down-to-earth examples, touching personal experiences, and inspiring spiritual principles will motivate you to bring about positive changes in your marriage-whether or not your mate is a willing participant. You'll learn how to tap resources at hand to help you follow through with your journey-and make your love last forever.

Download or read book Can Love Last The Fate of Romance over Time written by Stephen A. Mitchell and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2003-02-17 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A beautiful and brilliant reexamination of love and its perils."—Barbara Fisher, Boston Globe Common wisdom has it that love is fragile, but leading psychoanalyst Stephen A. Mitchell argues that romance doesn't actually diminish in long-term relationships—it becomes increasingly dangerous. What we regard as the transience of love is really risk management. Mitchell shows that love can endure, if only we become aware of our self-destructive efforts to protect ourselves from its risks. "Those who read this book will love more wisely because of it."—Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon "[A] work on romance that is rich and multi-layered."—Publishers Weekly "Cheerful, open, and humane—you'd definitely have wanted him as your analyst."—Judith Shulevitz, The New York Times Book Review "[T]houghtful, compassionate, and profoundly optimistic."—JoAnn Gutin, Salon.com

Download or read book How to Make Love All the Time written by Barbara De Angelis and published by Dell. This book was released on 1988-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A psychologist presents advice on how to find love, make love, and make love work and how to create, improve, renew, or revitalize relationships.

Download or read book Make Love Make Money Make It Last written by Willie Jolley and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, entitled, Make Love, Make Money, Make It Last!, The Jolleys share secrets they have learned personally, as well as secrets from others who they have interviewed. Some of these couples have been happily married for over 30, 40, 50 and even 60 years!

Download or read book 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married written by Charlie Bloom and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the divorce rate soaring at a dizzying 60 percent, young couples and experienced partners may lack the skills and understanding to sustain a committed relationship. Linda and Charlie Bloom present 101 nuggets of wisdom that deliver practical guidance and make it clear that regardless of past experience anyone can develop the basic strengths, skills, and capacities needed for a great relationship. Each lesson is presented as a simple, one-sentence thought followed by an explanation using real-life examples. This book demonstrates how couples can enrich their own relationships by working through love's challenges.

Download or read book Making Love Last written by Laura Taggart and published by Revell. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With thirty years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Laura Taggart understands the unique struggles of newly married couples who find marriage much more difficult than they imagined. Failed expectations, unanticipated conflict, and disagreements about money, sex, children, and more have many young couples assuming they made a mistake, married the wrong person, or just weren't ready. As a result, one-third of all married couples divorce before their ten-year anniversary. In this practical and hopeful book, Taggart offers the wisdom and help she would share as a counselor with a couple beginning their marriage. She helps couples examine their true expectations for marriage, provides six action steps for improving the way couples relate, and gives couples a new picture of what it means to enjoy marriage for a lifetime. Each chapter includes discussion questions for couples or small groups as well as additional questions for personal reflection.

Download or read book Love That Lasts written by Jefferson Bethke and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Love That Lasts, New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion Jefferson Bethke and his wife, Alyssa, expose the distorted views of love that permeate our culture and damage our hearts, minds, and souls. Drawing from Jeff’s “prodigal son” personal history and from Alyssa’s “True Love Waits” experience, the Bethkes point to a third and better way. Blending personal storytelling with biblical teaching, they offer readers an inspiring, realistic vision of love, dating, marriage, and sex. Young people today enter adulthood with expectations of blissful dating followed by a romantic, fulfilling marriage only to discover they’ve been duped. They learned about love and sexuality from social media, their friends, Disney fairy tales, pornography, or even their own rocky past, and they have no idea what healthy, lifelong love is supposed to be like. The results are often disastrous, with this generation becoming one of the most relationally sick, sexually addicted, and divorce ridden in history. Looking to God’s design while drawing lessons from their own successes and failures, the Bethkes explode the fictions and falsehoods of our current moment. One by one, they peel back lies such as, the belief that every person has only one soul mate, that marriage will complete you, and that pornography and hook-ups are harmless.

Download or read book Cupid s Poisoned Arrow written by Marnia Robinson and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you want to be a better lover and have an amazing relationship (now or in the future), Cupid's Poisoned Arrow is a must-read.” —real reader review Eyes met, sparks flew—all fireworks and passion. In the beginning, it felt like magic…but somewhere along the way, the flame burnt out. That cute quirk you used to love doesn’t seem so cute anymore. The connection and fire that brought you together are lost—and you may feel hurt, unsure, or disconnected. You might be trying in vain to change your partner. You may even resign yourself to a passionless fate. Ancient sages recognized the lull in intimacy, passion, and connection that happens in even the most solid relationships—and hinted at the ways we can overcome it. With an entertaining blend of personal experiences, neuroscientific research, and amorous insights from around the world, Cupid’s Poisoned Arrow shows that we can use lovemaking to balance one another—and let harmony arise naturally. Here, you’ll discover the twenty-one Exchanges, a series of intimacy-building activities that can help you and your partner connect on a deeper level. These exchanges speak directly to the part of your brain that can fall in love—and stay in love—and are based on touch, eye contact, and attentiveness. By focusing on generous pampering rather than self-stimulation, you can create a nourishing cocoon of comfort and safety…and deepen your connection through bonding-based intimacy. Incorporating the principles of yin and yang, the Exchanges offer a balanced approach that emphasizes giving and receiving to spark a fulfilling sexual connection between you and your partner. Discover why real readers are saying “It works!” and “I wish I had read this book 10 years ago.” You’ll never look back.

Download or read book How to Make Love Last Forever written by Norman E. Lyons and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love a word that is so commonly used but yet so elusive and seldom found or experienced by many people. True love accomplished is something that has been worked on constantly. It takes total commitment by two people to attain and maintain a loving, happy, healthy, fulfilling relationship. To keep the passionate, fervent romance that you experienced in the beginning takes a great deal of work! The keys that I’ve found that work for me are commitment, communication, trust, honesty, and a willingness to compromise, and to value your spouse. And as the old adage goes treat others as you would like to be treated, if we would do that to one another many relationships, will be able not too only survive but thrive. I saw this type of relationship with my mother-in-law and father-in-law. They were married for seventy-two happy and blessed years before the passing of my father-in-law. It is my relationship with my wife that has inspired me to write this short but direct book. We have experienced so far forty-two years of a beautiful loving relationship and looking forward to many more, God’s will. Marriage is a beautiful institution established and blessed by God and is honorable in all. For more information or to book for speaking engagements and seminars, please contact me.

Download or read book How to Make Love Last written by Blanshard Blanshard and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you love your partner but feel the physical side of your relationship is not like is used to be...then this is the book for you. It is not a sex manual...it is a book about why you should keep the sex side of your relationship alive. Often we get so busy with jobs and responsibilities, that sex is last on the list of to do for the day. We get too tired to think about making love. Then days, weeks, months and years go by and your sex life is not a happening thing. No matter how busy you are and how fat your wallet is growing, if you don't spend the time connecting in an intimate way, you not only lose the fresh glow on your skin and spark in your eyes- your physical and emotional health can suffer and you can start feeling less attractive, less sexy and feel less loved and even wonder if you are still in love. But you can turn those feelings around, just by making love. So if you looking for a book about relationships and how important your sex life is to you, your partner and your love of life then this book has it all . It's all about the benefits of sex and why you should take time to kiss, cuddle, touch and make love. It is all about increasing intimacy in relationships and how to feel closer. It is all about how to make the relationship you are in last a lifetime. When you make love you argue less. You have more time to love and you wake up to the feeling again of being in love with your partner. Updated latest Edition . First Published as Keep The Sex Dirty and The Fights Clean under Pen names Smith & Jones

Download or read book The Choices That Make Love Last written by Sarah Hart and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember the excitement of meeting someone new You seem to easily talk for hours about anything that comes to mind, and get butterflies just thinking about them. Months go by, and you love everything about this person, you buy each other gifts for no reason and both really make an effort. Then suddenly, that honeymoon period ends. What happened? Is there an EASY way to get that MAGIC back? The Choices That Make Love Last, by Sarah Hart goes into the complex issue of how to make love work, in an easy to understand way. It dives into important aspects of any solid relationship, including practicing open communication, mindfulness and sex tips, and includes stories from couples that have gone the distance on what makes their relationship work, as well as actionable steps you can take in your relationship to keep the flame burning brighter than ever! By going into both the small and the more significant choices we can make throughout our daily lives regarding ourselves, our partners and our relationships, we can enjoy closer bonds again and get through what life throws our way. Ultimately, when it comes to creating solid relationships that work for the long-term, it's all about those little choices that help fortify the relationship and make the big decisions easier. Do you want your partner to look at you with an insatiable desire every day? Do you want to learn the skills to set up your next relationship so that the honeymoon period doesn't have to end? Or do you want to reignite your marriage and get back the person who you fell in love with? Discover how to create that love and excitement again and make it last - scroll up, click the buy button and start reading now!

Download or read book Making Love Last written by Lawrence E Hedges and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have long known that physical and emotional intimacy diminish during the course of long-term relationships. This book deals with the questions, "Why romance fades over time?" And "What can we do about it?" Relational psychologists, neuropsychologists, and anthropologists have devoted the last two decades to the study of these questions with never before available research tools. It is now clear that we are genetically predisposed to search out intersubjective intimacy from birth but that cultural systems of child rearing seriously limit our possibilities for rewarding interpersonal relationships. Anthropological and neurological data suggests that over time we have been essentially a serially monogamous species with an extraordinary capacity for carving out new destinies for ourselves. How can we come to grips with our genetic and neurological heritage while simultaneously transcending our relational history in order to create and sustain exciting romance and nurturing love in long-term relationships? Making Love Last surveys research and theory suggesting that indeed we have the capacity and the means of achieving the lasting love we long for in our committed relationships.

Download or read book How to Make Love All the Time written by Barbara De Angelis and published by Dell. This book was released on 1991-01-05 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of the best guides to enjoying a great love relationship that I have ever read.”—Harold Bloomfield, M.D., co-author of How to Survive the Loss of a Love Who taught you how to love and have a fulfilling, lasting relationship? The answer is probably “no one.” Well, finally, here is the missing information you need to create the love life you deserve! Bestselling author and renowned relationship expert Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., teaches you the secret ingredients for building a successful and exciting relationship—and making love last a lifetime. You will discover: • How to rekindle and keep the passion alive year after year • The real reasons love stops working and how to prevent it • Communication secrets for getting through to your mate • How to turn sex into real lovemaking • The four key ingredients you need to stay in love • Invaluable exercises, quizzes, self-tests, and more Whether you’re single and searing for love, or in a relationship and want to make it even better, How to Make Love All the Time will give you the answers you’ve been looking for! “Good advice . . . help[s] you recognize that love works when you work at it.”—Dr. Sonya Friedman, author of Smart Cookies Don’t Crumble

Download or read book How to Make Love Last Forever written by Norman E. Lyons Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love a word that is so commonly used but yet so elusive and seldom found or experienced by many people. True love accomplished is something that has been worked on constantly. It takes total commitment by two people to attain and maintain a loving, happy, healthy, fulfilling relationship. To keep the passionate, fervent romance that you experienced in the beginning takes a great deal of work! The keys that I've found that work for me are commitment, communication, trust, honesty, and a willingness to compromise, and to value your spouse. And as the old adage goes treat others as you would like to be treated, if we would do that to one another many relationships, will be able not too only survive but thrive. I saw this type of relationship with my mother-in-law and father-in-law. They were married for seventy-two happy and blessed years before the passing of my father-in-law. It is my relationship with my wife that has inspired me to write this short but direct book. We have experienced so far forty-two years of a beautiful loving relationship and looking forward to many more, God's will. Marriage is a beautiful institution established and blessed by God and is honorable in all.

Download or read book How to Make Love All the Time written by Barbara De Angelis and published by . This book was released on 1990-02-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: