The best kept secret
Subtitle: men's and women's stories of enduring love
By: Janet Reibstein.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781582343099
Subjects: Couples -- Case studies; Love -- Case studies; Interpersonal relations; Marriage
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: What is this thing called love?; title: The time line of love : remembering positives, past, present, and future; title: Love and partnership : who does what and why; title: The emotional life of love : sustaining intimacy; title: Can there be romance? : enjoying love, and the art of appreciation; title: Inside and outside the bedroom : having sex and the question of fidelity; title: The hard work : living with differences, managing conflict, trauma, and distress; title: The delicate balance : sharing lives without losing selves; title: Epilogue: The noble risk-the widow's story.