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CONTENTS

Introductory Remarks

Key Summary Reading - Read First

Topics To Choose From

Overall - Glance through these and read (or do or print) key interesting ones

Behaviors - Know your behaviors. Behavior change requests are certainly appropriate.

Developing A Great Relationship

Loving, Being Loved, Appreciation - And Making Love

Needs

Problems

In Relationships

Solving Problems

Resentments, Responsibility, And Blame

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

To be added

KEY SUMMARY READINGS, READ THESE FIRST, IN THIS ORDER, then read other capitalized titles:

LOOKING FOR LOVE "OUT THERE" - Look for it in the right place.

WHAT IS A LOVABLE PERSON? - If you want to be loved...

SOLVING THE RELATIONSHIP PROBLEM - A way to solve any problem

(F) AVOIDING THE RELATIONSHIP EXITS - The ways we avoid relating

Also, read the other capitalized pieces below:

TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM BASED ON YOUR INTEREST:

See Navigation Bar to the right:

(See also Criticism, Blame section in Communication)

Overall

Acknowledging - A Special Focus Time Very effective!

Action Ideas To Help Create Our Relationship The Way We Want It To Be

Creating Our Relationship And Having It Be What We Want It To Be - Blocks, and

hesitancies and making a choice. Is it worth working on?

Couples Counseling, Recommended Approaches - Including a request form to go

back to individual counseling when couples counseling isn't working

The Enemies of Relationship Are... We need to attack them, not our partners...

EXPECTATIONS - THEIR ROLE IN LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS - Vital to understand

this and to not fall afoul of this.

Fair Exchange, Flow And Balance In A Relationship

Fear Of Being Engulfed Or Controlled - Handling It - You must understand two of the

key fears in a relationship, so that you can choose not to be the victim of them.

Greater Awareness And Growth Of Our Relationship - To My Sweetheart

Looking For Love "Out There"

(F) Partnering - This Is What It Is

Rate Yourself On The 7 Deadly Sins In A Relationship - Which are you doing, even

a little bit, possibly killing the relationship unknowingly.

Relationship Working - Increasing The Odds Of

Responsibility In Relationships - Where Does It Lie and Where Does It End?

Seven Steps To A More Spiritual Marriage - A quick summary by Drs. Evelyn and

Paul Moschetta, authors of The Marriage Spirit, a beautiful book on really being loving

in a marriage.

Shared Moments - It means so much with a special person

Shoulds, People Pleasing - The Seven Sins of Should, what to let go of

Solve The Symptoms or The Cause? - Adjust to Pink Elephant In The Middle of The

Room or Get Rid Of It?

Solving The Relationship "Problem"

*STAGES IN A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP - CHOOSING THE DIRECTION

Teasing And Its Effects

Therapy For Relationships

The above (overall) will be broken down into segments for easier reference (the ones listed

below in black are in the above section, alphabetically.

DEVELOPING A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, relationship keys (see also Learning,

Mastering section)

RESENTMENT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND BLAME - Very, very, very important!!!!!

See also Criticism, Blame section Communication

Resentment - The Relationship Killer - Learn about what it is, why you have it as a

childish behavior, and how to stop it!!! This is a top priority!!!

Responsibility Versus Blame (Fault) - Blame Is A Toxic Killer

Read and do Relationship Rescue and the Relationship Rescue Workbook, by Dr. Phil McGraw.

This book is outstanding and practical. See: How to Use The Book.