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Intimacy By Harriet Lerner Browse Inside The Dance of Intimacy
The Dance of Intimacy  A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of
Change in Key Relationships  About The Dance of Intimacy
Relationships are supposed to be the source of women's greatest
joy and satisfaction, but more frequently, they are the location
of disappointment, pain, and just plain hard times. Even the
best relationships get stuck in too much distance (we stop
talking together about things that matter) or too much intensity
(we overfocus on the other things that matter) or too much
intensity (we overfocus on the other person in an angry or
worried way). And the more we try to change things-- or fix the
other person-- the more they stay the same.  This book takes a
careful look at relationships where intimacy is most challenged,
be it with a husband, family member, lover, or best friend. It
shows us specific changes to make to ac