Fighting for Your Marriage: A Deluxe Revised Edition of the Classic Best Seller for Enhancing Marriage and Preventing Divorce [With DVD] (Paperback, 3)

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Part One Understanding the Risks on the Road to Lasting Love 17

1. Five Keys for a Great Relationship: PREP in a Nutshell 19

2. Destructive Patterns: Signs of Danger Ahead 37

3. Changing Roles, Changing Rules: Men and Women in Conflict 64

Part Two Teaming Up to Handle Conflict 87

4. When What You Heard Isn’t What I Said: Understanding Filters in Communication 89

5. Talking Safely Without Fighting: The Speaker Listener Technique 106

6. Controlling the Home Fires: Handling Issues and Events Well 134

7. New Perspectives on Problems and Problem Solving 160

8. Keeping Conflict Under Control: Ground Rules for a Great Relationship 192

Part Three Enjoying Each Other 215

9. Safe Harbor: Preserving and Protecting Friendship 217

10. Being There: Supporting One Another in Life 232

11. Playing Together: How to Succeed in Fun Without Really Trying 255

12. Sense and Sensuality: Enhancing and Protecting Your Sex Life 270

13. Sacred Places: Core Beliefs and Spiritual Intimacy 294

Part Four Staying the Course 319

14. Why You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Unraveling the Mysteries of Expectations 321

15. Forgiveness: Restoring Hope 343

16. Sticking, Stuck, or Stopped: On the Path to Commitment 372

17. Moving Forward 403

Getting More Help 409

Resources and Training 413

References 417

About the Authors 427

Index 429