Overview
In this exciting and original work, Gerald Alper, illuminates the crucial elements that together constitute intimacy. Knowing If It's the Real Thing offers a radical departure from today's popular, yet mythological belief that if two people stay together, in an adaptive, productive, and moderately mutually enhancing way, they will achieve the most a relationship can offer. Some issues discussed in the book are the basic ingredients and rudimentary ground rules of "postmodern intimacy;" how to discover the arena in which one feels most comfortable in expressing intimate feelings; the many ways that sincere efforts to connect can completely misfire; and how to build up defenses, dodge self-reproach, and retain one's dignity and sense of trust following a serious break-up.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780761829768
- ISBN-10: 0761829768
- Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
- Publish Date: November 2004
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.48 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.63 pounds
- Page Count: 208
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