Chapter 1. Taking a Long View
Chapter 2. Planning to Succeed
Section 2: The Art of Communication
Chapter 3. How to Talk More Effectively
Chapter 4. How to Listen More Effectively
Section 3: Love in Action
Chapter 5. The Five Expressions of Love
Chapter 6. Words and Actions
Chapter 7. Time, Presents, and Touch
Section 4: Resolving Conflict
Chapter 8. Appreciating Our Differences
Chapter 9. Focusing on the Issue
Chapter 10. Centering Our Lives
Section 5: The Power of Forgiveness
Chapter 11. How Can Intimacy be Lost?
Chapter 12. How Can Intimacy be Restored?
Section 6: Parents and In-Laws
Chapter 13. How to Get Along With Our Parents and In-Laws
Chapter 14. How to Leave Behind Parental Control
Chapter 15. How to Address the Effects of Childhood Pain
Section 7: Good Sex
Chapter 16. Sex-What is it All About?
Chapter 17. Six Qualities for Great Lovers
Chapter 18. Protecting Our Marriage
Chapter 19. Keeping Sex Alive
Section 8: Epilogue
Chapter 20. The Opportunity of a Lifetime
Appendix 1: Ready for Marriage?
Appendix 2: Engagement, Sex, and the Honeymoon
Appendix 3: Working Out a Budget
Appendix 4: Praying Together
Endnotes