The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever [Paperback]

Don't break up before the breakthrough!
Have you ever believed that you have fallen out of love, or said I still love him but I'm not IN LOVE anymore? In this groundbreaking guide to the physiology and psychology of lasting love, Dr. Pat Love reveals that love has normal, predictable stages that include highs and lows, and that many couples mistake the lows for the end of love.The Truth About Loveis an inspiring, practical guide that will teach you how not to break up before the breakthrough realization: You can create the true love you long forwith the partner you already have.Pat Love, Ed.D.,is a family and marriage therapist and relationship consultant, and the coauthor ofThe Emotional Incest SyndromeandHot Monogamy.Contents

Introduction

1. Infatuation: The First Stage of Love

2. Post-Rapture: The Second Stage of Love

3. The Discovery Stage: Gathering Information

4. Discovery: Clarifying Roles

5. Discovery: Defining Love

6. Discovery: Building Trust

7. The Connection Stage: Expanding Commitment

8. Connection: Deepening Connection

9. Connection: Forging a Friendship

10. Connection: Creating a Haven

11. Connection: Providing Support

12. Claiming Love

Acknowledgments

IndexHarville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen Lakelly Hunt, M.A. The most realistic and practical book on love that we have seen. Every couple wanting to deepen or save their relationship should read it.John Gray author ofMen Are from Mars, Women Are from VenusPat Love has given us a new way of understanding and improving relationships. An extraordinary book.Michele Weiner-Davis author ofDivorce BustingandGetting Through to the Man You LoveWith wisdom, compassion, humor, and grace, Pat Love gently nudges us away from our dearly held notions about relationships and teaches us what is truly the heart and soul of love.William Glasser, Ml‡