Table of Contents

Contents How to Use This Workbook Chapter One: The Compulsion for Completion Exercises 1. Your Relational Readiness 2. Healing Your Primal Pain 3. Taking Off Your Masks 4. Designing Your Destiny Group Discussion For Further Study Chapter Two: Keeping Family Ties from Pulling Strings Exercises 5. How Healthy Is Your Home? 6. Uncovering Unspoken Rules 7. Lessons Learned from Mom and Dad 8. If Your Parents Got Divorced Group Discussion For Further Study Chapter Three: Crossing the Gender Line Exercises 9. What's Your Gender IQ? 10. What If You Were the Opposite Sex? 11. A Self-Test for Women Only 12. A Self-Test for Men Only Group Discussion For Further Study Chapter Four: Friends to Die For Exercises 13. The Friendship Assessment 14. Are You a Growth Promoting" Listener? 15. Are You a Fair-weather Friend? 16. Determining Your Dedication Quotient Group Discussion For Further Study Chapter Five: What to Do When Friends Fail Exercises 17. What You Expect from Friends 18. Learning from Your Own Failed Friendships 19. Can This Friendship Be Saved? 20. Making Amends Group Discussion For Further Study Chapter Six: Falling in Love Without Losing Your Mind Exercises 21. What's Your Love I.Q.? 22. Are You a Good Match? 23. The True You Self-Test 24. Determining Your Bottom Line Group Discussion For Further Study Chapter Seven: Sex, Lies, and the Great Escape Exercises 25. Your Most Important Sex Organ 26. The Bonds That Bind 27. Drawing the Line 28. Healing the Hurt of Sexual Regret Group Discussion For Further Study Chapter Eight: How to Break Up Without Falling Apart Exercises 29. Is It Time to Break Up? 30. Making a Clean Break 31. Avoiding the Blame Game 32. Moving On Group Discussion For Further Study Chapter Nine: Relating to God Without Feeling Phony Exercises 33. Honest-to-Goodness Doubt 34. Will the Real God Please Stand Up? 35. Does God Really Love Me? 36. Really Relating to God Group Discussion For Further Study

About the Author

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are codirectors of the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships. Les Parrott is a professor of clinical psychology at SPU, and Leslie is a marriage and family therapist at SPU. The Parrotts are authors of the Gold Medallion Award--winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. They have also written Love Talk, I Love You More, Your Time-Starved Marriage, and the Complete Guide to Marriage Mentoring. They have been featured on Oprah, CBS This Morning, CNN, and The View, and in USA Today and the New York Times. They are also frequent guest speakers and their radio program, Love Talk, is carried by stations throughout North America. They live in Seattle, Washington, with their two sons. www.RealRelationships.com Drs. Les y Leslie Parratt son codirectores de Center for Relationship Development en Seattle Pacific University (SPU). Les Parrott es profesor en una clinica de psicologia en SPU, y Leslie es terapeuta de familia y matrimonio en SPU. Los Parrotts son escritores y ganadores del Medallon de Oro Salva Tu Matrimonio Antes que Empieze, Amor Es, Relasiones, y Cuando Malas Cosas Pasan a Un Buen Matrimonio. Ellos se an estado presentando en Oprah CBS Esta Manana, en El Paisaje, USA Hoy y en New York Tiempo. Ellos tambien son hablantes frecuentes y han escrito para una variedad de revistas ellos viven en Seattle, Washington con sus dos hijos. Dr. Leslie Parrott is a marriage and family therapist and codirector with her husband, Dr. Les Parrott, of the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. She is the author of God Made You Nose to Toes, and coauthor with her husband of several bestselling books, including The Complete Guide to Marriage Mentoring, Relationships, Love Talk, and the Gold Medallion Award-winner, Saving Your Marriage before It Starts. Leslie is a columnist for Today's Christian Woman and has been featured on Oprah, CBS Morning, CNN, and The View, and in USA Today and he New York Times. The Parrotts' radio program, Love Talk, is carried by stations throughout North America. Leslie lives in Seattle with her husband and their two sons. www./RealRelationships.com