Being Happy Together: The Secrets of Happy Relationships Series, #7
By Laurie Weiss
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Are You Ready to Renew Your Relationship? Would you like to dissolve resentments and create the closeness you long for with your life partner? Being Happy Together: What to Do to Keep Love Alive shows you how to focus on what's right in your relationship and what you and your partner want to create together. In less than 10 minutes each day you'll learn: • How to tell the difference between a serious relationship problem and ordinary growing pains • Secrets to rescue relationships that are in trouble • What to do instead of fighting, so you'll feel loved and supported by your life partner • How to recognize the five natural stages of your relationship development so you both can safely navigate it to the next stage • 18 surprising ways to give each other what you really want most Order your copy and get started right now! "Being Happy Together helped open the doors of communication with my life partner. The clear and concise writing in this book makes these powerful ideas easy to grasp and apply in daily life." ------Judah Freed, author, Global Sense: Awakening Your Personal Power For Democracy And World Peace
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Being Happy Together - Laurie Weiss
BEING HAPPY TOGETHER
What to Do
to Keep Love Alive
The Secrets of Happy Relationships Series
DR. LAURIE WEISS
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Being Happy Together
What to Do to Keep Love Alive
The Secrets of Happy Relationships Series
Dr. Laurie Weiss
© 2019 Laurie Weiss
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First published as Being Happy Together: How to Create a Fabulous Relationship with Your Life Partner in Less Than an Hour a Week
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018914696
Paperback 978-1-949400-18-2
Ebook 978-1-949400-19-9
Downloadable audio file 978-1-949400-20-5
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Family & Relationships / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships / Self-Help
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img4.jpgContents
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Introduction
Part 1: The Challenge: Keep Your Relationship Vibrant and Growing
Part 2: About Relationships
Chapter 1: It’s OK to Be Different
Chapter 2: Your Partner Is Your Mirror
Chapter 3: Go Away, Closer
Chapter 4: Childhood Experiences Make a Difference
Chapter 5: You’re Both Right
Chapter 6: Give In—Sometimes
Chapter 7: Notice What Works
Chapter 8: Recovering from Temporary Insanity
Chapter 9: Your Relationship Is Worth the Challenge
Part 3: Communication
Chapter 10: Courtesy Counts
Chapter 11: Give Up Mind Reading
Chapter 12: Instead of Pretending ...
Chapter 13: Clarity Is Powerful
Chapter 14: Don’t Say Yes, Say Maybe
Chapter 15: Remember to Say Thanks
Chapter 16: Keep Your Agreements
Chapter 17: It’s OK to Renegotiate
Chapter 18: Describe Your Own Emotions
Chapter 19: Get Permission First
Chapter 20: Listen, Listen, Listen
Chapter 21: Slow Down to Match Your Partner
Chapter 22: Ask Before You Try to Help
Chapter 23: Find Out What’s Really Needed
Part 4: Difficult Communication
Chapter 24: Don’t Delay; Talk About It—Now
Chapter 25: Anger Means You Want Something to Be Different
Chapter 26: Give Advance Warning of Unilateral Changes
Chapter 27: Break a Vicious Cycle
Chapter 28: Prove That You’re Listening
Chapter 29: Speak After You Listen
Chapter 30: Face-to-Face May Be Too Close
Chapter 31: Careful Confrontation Works — Here’s How
Chapter 32: Request Behavior Changes
Chapter 33: Let Your Partner Be Right
Chapter 34: Deliberately Create Consequences
Chapter 35: Respond Instead of Counterattacking
Part 5: Play
Chapter 36: Being Silly Is Good for You
Chapter 37: Touching Is Connecting
Chapter 38: Laugh With Each Other
Chapter 39: Expand Your Play Horizons
Chapter 40: Go Out to Play Together
Chapter 41: A Mini-vacation? Just Do It
Chapter 42: Take the Initiative Yourself
Chapter 43: What a Strange Way to Solve a Problem
Part 6: Tasks
Chapter 44: Negotiate and Renegotiate
Chapter 45: Do It, Delegate It or Dump It
Chapter 46: Finish Something and Celebrate
Chapter 47: Practice Project Management
Chapter 48: Keep a List
Chapter 49: Avoid Unpleasant Surprises
Chapter 50: Do It Together
Chapter 51: Surprise Your Partner
Part 7: Boundaries
Chapter 52: Do You Really Need Control?
Chapter 53: Substitute Cooperation for Control
Chapter 54: You Don’t Have to Share Everything
Chapter 55: Respect Each Other’s Privacy
Chapter 56: Being too Polite Causes Problems
Chapter 57: Explore the Reasons for Your Preferences
Chapter 58: Make Clear Agreements—and Change Them When Necessary
Chapter 59: Insulate Your Partner from Outside Negativity
Chapter 60: Make Important Decisions Together
Chapter 61: Don’t Retaliate—Period
Chapter 62: Obedience School???
Part 8: Money
Chapter 63: Start by Paying Attention
Chapter 64: Write Down the Numbers
Chapter 65: Use a System to Track Your Information
Chapter 66: Decide What Sharing Equitably Means
Chapter 67: Negotiate and Renegotiate
Chapter 68: Multiple Accounts Often Make Sense
Chapter 69: Focus on Priorities
Chapter 70: Work with a Financial Advisor
Chapter 71: Getting Clear Is Better Than Getting Even
Chapter 72: Back to Basics — Spend Less, Save More
Chapter 73: Share Responsibility
Chapter 74: Create Your Own Team
Part 9: Special Occasions
Chapter 75: Do It, even if It Seems Unimportant
Chapter 76: Ask for What YOU Want
Chapter 77: Find a New Way
Chapter 78: Meet the Family Visit Challenge
Chapter 79: Plan Ahead to Help Each Other
Chapter 80: Celebrate Anything You Like
Chapter 81: Give a Hint, Take a Hint
Chapter 82: Use Your Hints, Be a Hero
Chapter 83: Appreciate the Thought and Tell the Truth —Graciously
Part 10: Separateness
Chapter 84: Two Don’t Become One
Chapter 85: Be the Person You Are
Chapter 86: It’s OK to Do Some Things by Yourself
Chapter 87: Help Each Other Grow and Change
Chapter 88: Listen When You Want to Argue
Part 11: Togetherness
Chapter 89: It’s Worth the Work
Chapter 90: Don’t Wait, Live Now
Chapter 91: Learn Something New Together
Chapter 92: Ten Minutes Makes a Difference
Chapter 93: Imagine Being Your Partner
Chapter 94: Know Your Own Priorities and Your Partner’s, too
Chapter 95: Practice Acts of Random Kindness
Chapter 96: When Changes Rock the Boat—Rebalance
Chapter 97: Banish Blame
Chapter 98: Nurture Each Other
Chapter 99: Heal Resentments
Chapter 100: Contribute Together
Part 12: Care of Your Partner
Chapter 101: Affirm Positive Qualities
Chapter 102: Affirm Appreciated Actions
Chapter 103: Deliver a Thoughtful Surprise
Chapter 104: Focus on What’s Right
Chapter 105: Promise Only What You Will Deliver
Chapter 106: Speak Your Positive Thoughts
Chapter 107: Connect with Hugs
Chapter 108: Speak in Your Partner’s Love Language
Chapter 109: Discuss Important Concerns
Chapter 110: Just Listen and Be There
Chapter 111: Be Truthful About Time
Chapter 112: Compliment Publicly, Complain Privately
Chapter 113: Get Consultation When You Need It