If we are to feel the positive feelings of love, happiness, trust, and gratitude, we periodically also have to feel anger, sadness, fear, and sorrow.

If I seek to fulfill my own needs at the expense of my partner, we are sure to experience unhappiness, resentment, and conflict. The secret of forming a successful relationship is for both partners to win.

we are unique individuals with unique experiences

We mistakenly assume that if our partners love us they will react and behave in certain ways - the ways we react and behave when we love someone.

Just as a man is fulfilled through working out the intricate details of solving a problem, a woman is fulfilled through talking about the details of her problems.

A woman's sense of self is defined through her feelings and the quality of her relationships.

To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't do it on his own.