Make Love Work: A Practical Guide to Relationship Success

'Insightful, practical and inspiring . . . required reading for anyone in or venturing into a relationship.'-Jennifer Ward-Lealand, actor and intimacy coordinator We all want to make the most of our relationship. We hope it will be the centre of joy and satisfaction in our life. Yet so often we end up hurt, frustrated or resentful. If you've wondered why your relationship has stalled orwhy you find intimate partnerships so hard; why youbehave the way you do or why you can't make sense ofwhat your partner does, Make Love Work explains it all.It gives you the tools you need to be successful in love -from preventing your insecurities and neurobiologyfrom wrecking your relationship to being a team playerand handling conflict well. There are practical strategies for handling common areasof stress: fairness, sex and intimacy, parenting, money andsetting boundaries. Plus, excellent advice on the reallytough issues: infidelity, abuse, major stresses, loss and grief. Make Love Work is your essential bible for makingyour relationship the best it can be.