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About this book
It''s easy to lose the spark in your relationship when you''re living day to day with your partner. But with a little effort, it''s also easy to recapture the intimacy and excitement of your dating days again. Get swept up in a love affair with your spouse or long-term partner using this collection of relationship tips and ten-minute exercises. You''ll not only discover new ways to rekindle intimacy, but you''ll also find the mutual understanding you need to smooth over daily squabbles and set the foundation for lifelong romance.
Emotional Fitness for Intimacy is filled with insights and exercises that will enhance the intimacy level in any relationship. For couples who would like to see dreams become reality, Goldsmith points the way.
-Gary D. Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages and Love As a Way of Life
This book is an encyclopedia of wise and useful information for couples who want to deepen their relationship. I recommend it to all couples.
-Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You Want
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1 Intimate Relationships
- Chapter 1 True Love vs. In Love
- Chapter 2 From Me to We
- Chapter 3 Make the Effort
- Chapter 4 Intimacy MakesUs Vulnerable
- Chapter 5 Making It Work
- Chapter 6 Panning for Gold
- Chapter 7 Ten New (and Potentially Bold) Exercises to Enhance Your Intimacy
- Chapter 8 Ten Tips for Sweetening Your Relationship
- Part 2 Intimate Conversations
- Chapter 9 Three Conversations
- Chapter 10 Consider This
- Chapter 11 Avoiding Ugly Arguments
- Chapter 12 Honey, What’sBugging You?
- Chapter 13 Intimate Apology
- Chapter 14 Ten Tips for Building Empathy
- Part 3 Intimate Space
- Chapter 15 The Morning Ritual
- Chapter 16 Sharing the Bathroom
- Chapter 17 Relationship Lunch
- Chapter 18 Pre-Bedtime Bonding
- Chapter 19 Ten Tips for a Closer Relationship
- Part 4 Intimate Differences
- Chapter 20 Releasing the Need to Control
- Chapter 21 Are You the Cator the Bunny?
- Chapter 22 Early Birds and Night Owls
- Chapter 23 Sleepless in Relationship
- Chapter 24 For the Love of Giving
- Chapter 25 Now Honey, PickUp Your Mess
- Chapter 26 Look for What’s Right
- Chapter 27 Ten Tips for Compromising
- Part 5 Intimate Challenges
- Chapter 28 Bad Days
- Chapter 29 Making Peace with Your Partner’s Past
- Chapter 30 Job Stress and Relationships
- Chapter 31 Love and Money
- Chapter 32 Get Closer
- Chapter 33 Ten Tips for Getting Your Needs Met
- Part 6 Intimate Repair
- Chapter 34 How to DeepenMutual Respect
- Chapter 35 Tears Build Intimacy
- Chapter 36 Politeness Fosters Love
- Chapter 37 Receiving Love Is asImportant as Giving It
- Chapter 38 Ten Tips for GivingEmotional Support
- Part 7 Intimate Living
- Chapter 39 Relationships Are About Running Errands
- Chapter 40 Intimacy Is a Process
- Chapter 41 Do You Validate?
- Chapter 42 Laughter Is theBest Therapy
- Chapter 43 The One-Night Vacation
- Chapter 44 The Gift of Time
- Chapter 45 Ten Tips for Tenderness
- Part 8 Intimate Love
- Chapter 46 The Importance of Romance
- Chapter 47 Make Him Your Hero
- Chapter 48 Three Little Things for Her
- Chapter 49 The Chemistry of Love
- Chapter 50 Scavenger Hunt
- Chapter 51 Intimate Sex
- Chapter 52 Ten Tips for Being More Thoughtful
- References