After the Honeymoon: How Conflict Can Improve Your Relationship

A new approach to improving couples' relationships. Written in a conversational tone and includes many easy-to-identify-with examples. There are many engaging vignettes which illustrate how couples (even therapists!) can learn to deal with relationship problems, using nonaccusative means of communication. Addresses problems that affect some married couples such as lack of affection, criticism, dependency, fear of commitment, or selfishness, which can lead to arguments, discouragement, or a stalemate. Provides new thoughts on the dangers of too much compromise, and how to manage inevitable conflict. Also suitable for communications studies. Written by the author of Couples Therapy: A Nontraditional Approach.