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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Return to the Beginning | |
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Romantic Beginnings | |
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We Need Help | |
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Walk Down Memory Lane | |
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Get Better Acquainted | |
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Get Back to the Simple Basics of Respect | |
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It Works | |
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Begin Today | |
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Keep Your Mate at the Top of Your List | |
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False Impression | |
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Parenting Pressures | |
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Extended Family Pressures | |
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Career Demands | |
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Extracurricular Interests | |
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Be Creative | |
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Begin Today | |
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Be Each Other's Very Best Friend | |
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The Importance of Marital Friendship | |
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What Is Friendship? | |
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A Friend Is Someone Who Accepts Me As I Am | |
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A Friend Is Someone I Can Talk To | |
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A Friend Is Someone I Can Have Fun With | |
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A Friend Is Someone Who Cares About Me | |
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A Friend Is Someone I Can Trust | |
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Begin Today | |
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Focus on the Positive | |
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The Critical Eye | |
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Rude Awakening | |
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Desperate Measures | |
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Turn Things Around | |
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Things My Mate Does That Help Me Feel Happy | |
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The Together Time | |
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Keep It Alive | |
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Begin Today | |
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Appreciate the Differences | |
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Hooray for the Difference! | |
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We Come Loaded | |
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Baggage of Your Own | |
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Cultural Differences | |
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Gender Differences | |
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Talking | |
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Physical Brain Difference | |
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Men Compartmentalize | |
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Reasons for Communication | |
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Judging Distance | |
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Physical Makeup | |
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It's Not Cold! | |
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Male Need for Independence | |
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What About the Movies? | |
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Begin Today | |
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Have a Sense of Humor! | |
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Make a Conscious Decision | |
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Laugh More Than You Cry | |
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Little Inside Jokes | |
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Humor Can Stop an Argument | |
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Don't Miss the Little Opportunities | |
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Fun with Money | |
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When Humor Hurts, It's Not Funny | |
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Good Humor Is Healing | |
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Begin Today | |
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Enjoy Sexual Intimacy--Both of You | |
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How It Used to Be | |
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Why Is Sex Important? | |
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Excuses | |
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Male Pride Gets in the Way | |
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Women Are Different | |
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A Woman's Emotional Needs | |
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A Wife Can Help | |
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Love Your Mate as She Is | |
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Set the Stage | |
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Women Are Easily Distracted | |
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The Power of Touch | |
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Why Men Want to Make Love So Often | |
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What Men Like | |
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What Women Like | |
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Never Make Comparisons | |
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Talk About Your Sexual Relationship | |
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What Sexual Activities Are Appropriate? | |
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When Illness Puts a Damper on Sex | |
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Nursing Mothers | |
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The Effects of Sexual Trauma | |
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The Effects of Aging | |
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A Few Extra Tips | |
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Books to Read | |
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Begin Today | |
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Talk to Each Other | |
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A Place of Safety | |
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It Ought to Be Easy | |
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Change of Focus | |
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The Universal Need | |
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Principles of Validation | |
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Rules of Validation | |
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Questions--The Right Kind | |
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Operative Words | |
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Conflict Resolution | |
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The Three-Pronged Approach | |
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I Feel-- | |
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About-- | |
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I Need-- | |
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Responding | |
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The Here and Now | |
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It Takes Time | |
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Begin Today | |
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Be Your Mate's Favorite Cheerleader | |
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A Team Member's Job | |
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You Win Some, You Lose Some | |
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Match Wisdom with Opportunity | |
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Enjoy Your Mate's Talents | |
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Assist in Educational Opportunities | |
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Stand Up for Each Other | |
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The Magic of Approval | |
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No Place for Jealousy | |
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Begin Today | |
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Set Your Boundaries | |
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What Are Boundaries? | |
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Hologram or Real? | |
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Boundary-Setting Process | |
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It May Get Worse Before It Gets Better | |
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Children Push the Boundaries | |
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What Is Yours? | |
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My Family/Your Family | |
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Boundaries with Children | |
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Second Marriages (Blended Families) | |
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Begin Today | |
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Raise Your Kids Together | |
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Whose Job Is It? | |
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Playing One Parent Against the Other | |
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Plan Your Strategies | |
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Compromise Is Necessary | |
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Share the Heavy Load | |
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Stand by Each Other | |
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Draw on Each Other's Strengths | |
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Children Want Both Parents | |
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Blended Family Challenges | |
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Books to Read | |
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Begin Today | |
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Manage Your Money in Harmony | |
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The Need for Money | |
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Who Earns the Money? | |
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Where Should the Money Go? | |
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Imitating Your Parents | |
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Pool Your Resourses | |
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Keeping Generosity in Balance | |
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Build Trust | |
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Personal Pocket Change | |
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Don't Spend Your Future | |
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Those Killer Credit Cards | |
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I Want That Car! | |
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A House of Our Own | |
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Good-bye to Debt | |
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Fashion on a Shoestring | |
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Learn from the Millionaires | |
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Kids Need Mom at Home | |
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Giving, Cosigning, and Loaning Money | |
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Secure Your Future | |
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Tips from the Pros | |
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Begin Today | |
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Nourish the Spiritual Side of Your Marriage | |
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Belief in God | |
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The Need for Prayer | |
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A Caution | |
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Attending Religious Services Together | |
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Music to Soothe the Soul | |
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Light Up Your Life | |
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Scripture Reading | |
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Discover Holiness in Everyday Things | |
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Begin Today | |
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Hold On Through the Hard Times | |
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Hard Times Come | |
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Accept Each Other's Comforting | |
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Serious Losses | |
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The Heartache of Having a Disabled Child | |
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When a Loved One Is in Prison | |
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The Agony of Addiction | |
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Unexpected Burdens | |
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The Illness of a Spouse | |
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Facing the Death of Your Spouse | |
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Begin Today | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Legacy | |
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One Step at a Time | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |