The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever
Love, a family and marriage therapist and coauthor of Hot  Monogamy, here offers hope to those who feel that the flame of  amour has gone out. She explains that all relationships go  through predictable patterns and outlines the four up-and-down  stages of love: Infatuation, Post-Rapture, Discovery, and  Connection. She explains how physiological changes account for  some of the intense feelings brought on by initial  attraction for example, how phenylethylamine, dopamine, and  norpinephrine combine to create the natural high new lovers feel  that helps them bond. Love goes on to explain that this heady  infatuation stage, glorious as it may be, is not what love is  really about. She explodes myths that can destroy relationships,  such as "If my partner really loved me s/he'd know what I wanted  all the time." Other potential problems, as when a couple has  different priorities for their relationship, are outlined and  addressed. Including quizzes and lists of questions for  discussion, this fluidly written book is recommended for all  public libraries.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.