"Anyone involved in, embarking on, or yearning for, an intimate relationship should buy, borrow or steal Intimate Partners." -New Woman What goes on in our intimate attachments? What patterns of relationships do couples tend to follow, and why? The bonds we create affect every aspect of our lives, and yet our grasp of them is limited by our emotional reactions and learned responses. Now, in Intimate Partners, bestselling author Maggie Scarf gives us the classic book on marriage-on how love relationships are formed and how ...
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"Anyone involved in, embarking on, or yearning for, an intimate relationship should buy, borrow or steal Intimate Partners." -New Woman What goes on in our intimate attachments? What patterns of relationships do couples tend to follow, and why? The bonds we create affect every aspect of our lives, and yet our grasp of them is limited by our emotional reactions and learned responses. Now, in Intimate Partners, bestselling author Maggie Scarf gives us the classic book on marriage-on how love relationships are formed and how they change over the course of the marital cycle. Here you'll discover - how to understand one's inherited emotional history-and how fits with a partner's - the fascinating ways in which power and control, and intimacy and autonomy exert strong effects upon the kind of partnership two people create - surprising observations on the role of sex and the impact of children on marriage - why change can be experienced as a form of betrayal-and how to ensure that a relationship matures with, and is not impeded by, each individual's growth - simple exercises that couples can do to resolve tensions and change the nature of the world they share - verbal and physical techniques to cope with sexual difficulties and enliven a couple's connection during sex - straightforward methods for how to engage in healthy-not dysfunctional-quarrels Intimate Partners is a book that changes not only how we view love relationships, but also how we live them. "Every marriage contains a story, and it begins long before the wedding, Maggie Scarf tells us in her ambitious, thought-provoking . . . ultimately compelling study. . . . Read it and feelconsoled." -USA Today "Listen to Maggie Scarf . . . and you'll come away thinking that yes, marriage can be tough, living long-term with another person is one of the greatest challenges there is, but it's well worth the effort." -Chicago Tribune "Provocative . . . Scarf writes lucidly and convincingly." -The Washington Post Book World "From the Trade Paperback edition."
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The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. This is an ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly Hardcover Book, Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping Monday Through Saturday! -Safe and Secure!
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xvi, 428 pp. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. The jacket is scuffed at the head of the spine.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The definitive book on marriage, the author analysing how relationships form and are forged into stronger bonds, how they change over time, the challenges and problems encountered by married couples-and the solutions-going beneath the surface of love to explore issues such as sex, children, aging, intimacy, autonomy, expectations, emotional or physical triangles, and the tasks each couple must undertake to keep their marriage happy and healthy; contains notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 428pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
