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Author's Note |
ix |
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Foreword by Jack Canfield |
xi |
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Acknowledgements |
xii |
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Introduction |
xvii |
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I
Coping with Loss |
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1. Boogying
with the Void: |
3 |
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A New Look at the Five Stages of Grief |
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2. Phoenix
Rising: Inventing the New You |
21 |
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II
How Life Goes On |
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3. Planning
the Work: What's Your Dream? |
37 |
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4. Working
the Plan: The Lesson or the Goal |
53 |
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5. Asking
for a Date:
What Are You Really Asking
For? |
63 |
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6.
Location, Location, Location: Where to Now? |
71 |
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III
How Life Goes On |
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7. Are We
Serious Yet?
Developing Your Relationship |
85 |
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8. Keeping
Company in the 21st Century:
Responsible Conversation |
95 |
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9.
Psychological Land Mines: A Field Guide |
103 |
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10. Fighting:
Clearing the Air and Staying Friends |
119 |
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11. The Therapist
as a Resource:
For Me or for Us
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135 |
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12.
Breaking Up: Gently, Considerately |
143 |
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IV
Into the Future |
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13. Your Money or
Your Life (Together)
A Frank Discussion |
151 |
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14. The M Word:
More of Everything |
163 |
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Ted's and Diana's Epilogues |
171 |
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Appendix A:
Familiarizing Yourself with STDs: The
Details |
173 |
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Appendix B:
Sample Premarital
Agreement |
181 |
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Cartoon Credits |
189 |
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Index |
190 |
