Loving Your Partner without Losing Yourself

Experts agree that the key to lasting relationships is good communication, but the crucial role that boundaries - or "personal space" - play in discussions, decision - making, fighting, making up and all other aspects of couple's lives is not always understood. This book fills an important need by explaining the importance of maintaining a sense of self that is distinct from your partner. Martha Beveridge, an experienced relationship therapist, explains why romantic relationships often deteriorate from the heady intensity of early love into day-to-day struggles over boundary issues that tear couples apart. Her book gives readers practical, creative and unique strategies for transforming struggle into exploration and hostility into deeper intimacy.