Table of ContentsPREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHOR THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF RELATIONSHIPS THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF INTIMACY THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE THE INFLUENCE OF EXPERIENCE THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN NATURE THE INFLUENCE OF INTERACTION THE DARK SIDE OF RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION CHAPTER SUMMARY   RESEARCH METHODS THE SHORT HISTORY OF RELATIONSHIP SCIENCE DEVELOPING A QUESTION OBTAINING PARTICIPANTS CHOOSING A DESIGN THE NATURE OF OUR DATA THE ETHICS OF SUCH ENDEAVORS INTERPRETING AND INTEGRATING RESULTS A FINAL NOTE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION CHAPTER SUMMARY ATTRACTION THE FUNDAMENTAL BASIS OF ATTRACTION PROXIMITY: LIKING THOSE NEAR US PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS:LIKING THOSE WHO ARE LOVELY RECIPROCITY: LIKING THOSE WHO LIKE US SIMILARITY: LIKING THOSE WHO ARE LIKE US SO, WHAT DO MEN AND WOMEN WANT? FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION CHAPTER SUMMARY SOCIAL COGNITION FIRST IMPRESSIONS (AND BEYOND) THE POWER OF PERCEPTIONS IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT SO, JUST HOW WELL DO WE KNOW OUR PARTNERS? FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION CHAPTER SUMMARY COMMUNICATION NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION VERBAL COMMUNICATION DYSFUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATIONAND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION CHAPTER SUMMARY   InterdependencySocial exchangeThe economies of relationshipsAre we really this greedy?The nature of commitmentFor your considerationChapter summary FriendshipThe nature of friendshipFriendship across the life cycleDifferences in friendshipFriendship difficultiesFor your considerationChapter summary Love A brief history of love Types of love Individual and cultural differences in love Does love last? For your consideration Chapter summary Sexuality Sexual attitudes Sexual behavior Sexual satisfaction Sexual coercion For your consideration Chapter summary Stresses and Strains Perceived relational value Hurt feelings Ostracism Jealousy Deception and lying Betrayal Forgiveness For your consideration Chapter summary Conflict The nature of conflict The course of conflict The outcomes of conflict For your consideration Chapter summary Power and Violence Power and interdependence Violence in relationships For your consideration Chapter summary The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships The changing rate of divorce The predictors of divorce Breaking up The aftermath of breakups For your consideration Chapter summary Maintaining and Repairing Relationships Maintaining and enhancing relationships Repairing relationships In conclusion For your consideration Chapter summary REFERENCES CREDITS