Relationships That Work (and Those That Don't)

H. Norman Wright

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• eBook ISBN:
  9781441267771
• Year: 1998

Young people today, many of whom grew up in painfully dysfunctional homes, are waiting longer to get married, often out of fear of choosing the wrong partner. They want desperately to get it right the first time. Now singles can find help and hope in an excellent guide to relationships that will work and those that won't. Dr. H. Norman Wright provides simple, practical guidelines for identifying partners with positive potential for a loving, long-term relationship. Just as important, Wright shows how to avoid wasting time, money, and emotional energy on hopeless relationships with incurable negatives. Topics include compatibility, risk taking, infatuation versus love, the dangers of premarital sex, common relationship mistakes, and the characteristics of a godly, healthy relationship.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 The Wide, Wide World of Relationships
• Chapter 2 The Four Pillars of a Relationship
• Chapter 3 Where Did You Come From?
• Chapter 4 The Chemistry of Attraction–or Is It Sex?
• Chapter 5 Twelve Steps to a Lasting Relationship
• Chapter 6 “It’s Not a Good Sign”
• Chapter 7 What’s the Relationship Potential?
• Chapter 8 The Fear That Cripples a Relationship
• Chapter 9 How to Fall Out of Love (It Happens, but It Doesn’t Have To!)
• Chapter 10 Compatibility: Dream or Reality?
• Chapter 11 How Different Can You Be?
• Chapter 12 If Men Are from Mars and Women from Venus, How on Earth Can They Communicate?
• Chapter 13 Personality Types: People Who Need People vs. Private Persons
• Chapter 14 More About Personality Types: Decision-Making and Structuring
• Concluding Thoughts: Tying It All Together
• Appendix I: Preparing for the Next Marriage
• Appendix II: Results of Living Together