Doubleday, 1999, pp195

A long-term loving relationship is an achievement and can take years to develop.  The Making of Love explores the issues that couples face in working towards this achievement from both a male and female point of view, and illustrates these through moving stories from people's lives.

The authors are well known for their best-selling books on parenting, and have here extended their skills, training and insight to create a book that every adult can learn from.

Contents:

• About us, about you
• Compatibility: the ways we connect
• Why we choose who we choose
• Commitment: the freedom you can count on
• What kind of couple are you?
• How solving problems brings you closer
• Fighting your way to closeness
• Then along come the kids
• The sex-romance alliance
• Advanced lessons