CONTENTS 1
1 THE RICH REWARDS OF FRIENDSHIP 1
PART Ⅰ FIVE WAYS TO DEEPEN YOUR RELATION-SHIPS 14
2 WHY SOME PEOPLE NEVER LACK FRIENDS 15
3 THE ART OF SELF-DISCLOSURE 23
4 HOW TO COMMUNICATE WARMTH 39
5 LOVE IS SOMETHING YOU DO 51
6 NEGLECT THIS AND WATCH YOUR FRIENDS FLEE 62
PART Ⅱ FIVE GUIDELINES FOR CULTIVATING INTIMACY 93
7 THE ART OF TOUCH 94
8 THE ART OF AFFIRMATION 102
9 A COFFEE-CUP CONCEPT OF MARRIAGE 117
10 HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS 125
11 WHEN TEARS ARE A GIFT FROM GOD 135
PART Ⅲ TWO WAYS TO HANDLE NEGATIVE EMO-TIONS WITHOUT DESTROYING THE RELA-TIONSHIP 147
12 BEING A NICE GUY GETS YOU NOWHERE 148
13 FIVE TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOU GET ANGRY WITHOUT BECOMING DESTRUCTIVE 161
PART Ⅳ WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR RELATION-SHIPS GO BAD？ 168
14 WAYS TO SALVAGE A FALTERING FRIENDSHIP 169
15 THE ART OF CREATIVE FORGIVENESS 178
16 EROS：ITS POWER AND ITS PROBLEMS 188
17 LOYALTY-AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT 199
18 NO ONE BATS 1000 209
19 YOU CAN BE LOVABLE 216