TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. DATING
1. The Family Doughnut: Sweet or Tart Glazing?
2. Royal Personalities
3. The Dating Derby: Win, Place and Show
4. Pleasure Dating
5. Investment Dating
6. Biblical Courtship
7. Fears of Commitment
CHAPTER II. LIES
1. The Wedding Altar Exercise: Unearthing the Golden Vessel of Problems
2. Lies We Tell Others: The Different Faces of Infidelity
3. Lies We Tell Ourselves: Fantasies and Faulty Thoughts
4. When Givers Marry Sole-Soul Takers
5. The Last Straw
CHAPTER III. COMMUNICATION
1. Communication, Criticism and Confrontation Styles
2. Chiseling Away at the Spirit
3. Marital Soul-Esteem
4. Twelve Ways Men and Women are Different
5. Eight Ways Husbands Hurt Their Wives
6. Eight Ways Wives Hurt Their Husbands
CHAPTER IV. SUSTAINING THE RELATIONSHIP
1. Five Signs of a Closed Spirit
2. Six Ways Husband and Wives Can Open Their Spirit
3. The Breath of Forgiveness
4. Consequences of Unforgiveness
5. Setting Acceptable Relationship Goals
6. Factors for a Successful God-Centered Marriage
7. Techniques for Sustaining Healthy Romantic Relationships
8. The Spiritual Dance of a Man and a Woman
9. The Art of Submission
CHAPTER V. SEX
1. Warm Hearts-Cold Beds
2. Male Intimacy
3. Female Intimacy
4. Joy with Menopause
5. Guidelines for Good Sex
EPILOGUE: THE LESSON OF THE CACTUS PLANT
