Chapter 1 The Rich Rewards of Friendship -- 8

Part 1 Five Ways to Deepen Your Relationship

Chapter 2 Why Some People Never Lack Friends -- 20
Chapter 3 The Art of Self-Disclosure -- 27
Chapter 4 How to Communicate Warmth -- 40
Chapter 5 Love Is Something You Do -- 51
Chapter 6 Neglect This and Watch Your Friends Flee -- 59

Part II Five Guidelines for Cultivating Intimacy
Chapter 7 Please Touch -- 84
Chapter 8 The Art of Affirmation -- 93
Chapter 9 A Coffee-Cup Concept of Marriage -- 103
Chapter 10 How to Improve Your Conversational Skills -- 109
Chapter 11 When Tears Are a Gift from God -- 117

Part III Two Ways to Handle Negative Emotion Without Destroying the Relationship

Chapter 12 Being a Nice Guy Gets You Nowhere -- 128
Chapter 13 Five Techniques to Help You Get Angry Without Becoming Destructive -- 139

Part IV What Happens When Your Relationships Go Bad?
Chapter 14 Ways to Salvage a Faltering Friendship -- 146
Chapter 15 The Art of Creative Forgiveness -- 155
Chapter 16 Eros, Its Power and Its Problems -- 163
Chapter 17 Loyalty—An Essential Ingredient -- 173
Chapter 18 No One Bats 1000 -- 183
Chapter 19 You Can Be Lovable -- 188